Ireland Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 17.35%, a 2.01% increase from 2014.
- Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 15.33%, a 1.41% decline from 2013.
- Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 16.75%, a 1.76% decline from 2012.
- Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 18.51%, a 3.99% increase from 2011.
| Ireland Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
17.35% |
2.01% |
| 2014 |
15.33% |
-1.41% |
| 2013 |
16.75% |
-1.76% |
| 2012 |
18.51% |
3.99% |
| 2011 |
14.52% |
1.91% |
| 2010 |
12.62% |
-1.71% |
| 2009 |
14.33% |
-2.88% |
| 2008 |
17.20% |
-2.54% |
| 2007 |
19.75% |
-1.95% |
| 2006 |
21.70% |
-3.23% |
| 2005 |
24.93% |
0.23% |
| 2004 |
24.70% |
-0.25% |
| 2003 |
24.95% |
-2.51% |
| 2002 |
27.46% |
-1.21% |
| 2001 |
28.67% |
-0.13% |
| 2000 |
28.80% |
2.00% |
| 1999 |
26.80% |
-5.49% |
| 1998 |
32.28% |
-2.19% |
| 1997 |
34.47% |
-2.48% |
| 1996 |
36.96% |
-2.91% |
| 1995 |
39.87% |
0.15% |
| 1994 |
39.72% |
-1.26% |
| 1993 |
40.98% |
-1.21% |
| 1992 |
42.19% |
2.99% |
| 1991 |
39.20% |
-2.39% |
| 1990 |
41.59% |
-17.17% |
| 1989 |
58.76% |
0.41% |
| 1988 |
58.36% |
3.35% |
| 1987 |
55.01% |
28.66% |
| 1986 |
26.35% |
4.85% |
| 1985 |
21.50% |
1.27% |
| 1984 |
20.23% |
2.33% |
| 1983 |
17.90% |
1.01% |
| 1982 |
16.89% |
1.47% |
| 1981 |
15.41% |
-0.99% |
| 1980 |
16.40% |
-0.71% |
| 1979 |
17.11% |
-4.01% |
| 1978 |
21.13% |
-3.85% |
| 1977 |
24.98% |
-2.37% |
| 1976 |
27.35% |
2.06% |
| 1975 |
25.29% |
1.20% |
| 1974 |
24.09% |
-0.83% |
| 1973 |
24.92% |
-1.05% |
| 1972 |
25.97% |
-3.77% |
| 1971 |
29.74% |
-2.62% |
| 1970 |
32.36% |
-6.88% |
| 1969 |
39.24% |
2.10% |
| 1968 |
37.14% |
9.23% |
| 1967 |
27.91% |
-0.26% |
| 1966 |
28.16% |
-0.88% |
| 1965 |
29.04% |
-4.51% |
| 1964 |
33.55% |
-6.42% |
| 1963 |
39.97% |
-5.19% |
| 1962 |
45.16% |
-3.31% |
| 1961 |
48.47% |
-4.84% |
| 1960 |
53.32% |
-4.84% |
