In 2022, electricity production by major power producers accounted for the largest share of coal consumption in the United Kingdom (UK). That year, major power producers consumed around 2.2 million metric tons of coal. Coal consumption by major power producers has decreased significantly in the period of consideration.
Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Major power producers
Autogenerators
Heat generation
Coke manufacture
Blast furnaces
Patent fuel manufacture and low temperature carbonisation
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2011 and 2022, by End Use (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Consumption of coal in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2022, by end use (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/371316/end-use-of-coal-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
