The amount of coal consumed by power stations in the United Kingdom amounted to around 1.46 million metric tons in 2023. The use of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom has decreased substantially over the past decade.
Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 30, 2024). Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2024). Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of Coal by Power Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
