U.K. 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.
- U.K. coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 22.81%, a 7.51% decline from 2014.
- U.K. coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 30.31%, a 6.74% decline from 2013.
- U.K. coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 37.05%, a 3% decline from 2012.
- U.K. coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 40.05%, a 9.99% increase from 2011.
| U.K. Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
22.81% |
-7.51% |
| 2014 |
30.31% |
-6.74% |
| 2013 |
37.05% |
-3.00% |
| 2012 |
40.05% |
9.99% |
| 2011 |
30.06% |
1.32% |
| 2010 |
28.75% |
0.75% |
| 2009 |
28.00% |
-4.69% |
| 2008 |
32.68% |
-2.31% |
| 2007 |
34.99% |
-3.26% |
| 2006 |
38.25% |
3.77% |
| 2005 |
34.48% |
0.42% |
| 2004 |
34.06% |
-1.30% |
| 2003 |
35.36% |
2.68% |
| 2002 |
32.68% |
-2.12% |
| 2001 |
34.80% |
2.13% |
| 2000 |
32.67% |
3.01% |
| 1999 |
29.66% |
-4.98% |
| 1998 |
34.65% |
-0.28% |
| 1997 |
34.93% |
-7.23% |
| 1996 |
42.16% |
-4.52% |
| 1995 |
46.68% |
-2.96% |
| 1994 |
49.64% |
-3.60% |
| 1993 |
53.24% |
-7.40% |
| 1992 |
60.64% |
-5.17% |
| 1991 |
65.80% |
0.83% |
| 1990 |
64.97% |
0.43% |
| 1989 |
64.54% |
-2.35% |
| 1988 |
66.89% |
-3.22% |
| 1987 |
70.11% |
2.45% |
| 1986 |
67.66% |
7.15% |
| 1985 |
60.51% |
14.84% |
| 1984 |
45.67% |
-24.99% |
| 1983 |
70.66% |
-1.24% |
| 1982 |
71.90% |
-2.88% |
| 1981 |
74.77% |
1.59% |
| 1980 |
73.18% |
5.25% |
| 1979 |
67.93% |
2.24% |
| 1978 |
65.69% |
0.91% |
| 1977 |
64.78% |
-0.56% |
| 1976 |
65.34% |
2.76% |
| 1975 |
62.58% |
7.95% |
| 1974 |
54.64% |
-7.42% |
| 1973 |
62.06% |
6.79% |
| 1972 |
55.27% |
-8.66% |
| 1971 |
63.94% |
-4.87% |
| 1970 |
68.81% |
-3.12% |
| 1969 |
71.92% |
0.17% |
| 1968 |
71.75% |
0.96% |
| 1967 |
70.79% |
-1.39% |
| 1966 |
72.18% |
-2.31% |
| 1965 |
74.50% |
-4.14% |
| 1964 |
78.64% |
-1.27% |
| 1963 |
79.91% |
-0.10% |
| 1962 |
80.01% |
-0.19% |
| 1961 |
80.21% |
-0.88% |
| 1960 |
81.09% |
-0.88% |
