Ireland Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 15,432,340 #69 in the world
Coal Production 0 # in the world
Coal Consumption 2,474,686 #56 in the world
Daily Deficit −2,474,686
Coal Imports 2,107,617
Coal Exports 11,326
Net Imports 2,096,291
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Ireland

See also: List of countries by Coal Reserves

Ireland holds 15 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #69 in the world and accounting for about 0.0014% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Ireland has proven reserves equivalent to 6.2 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 6 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
15,432,340 Tons
Global Rank: #69 | Share of World: 0.0014%
6 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Ireland


Coal Consumption in Ireland

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  • Ireland consumes 2,474,686 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Ireland ranks #56 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.029% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Ireland consumes 520,603 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 4,753,503 people), or 1,426 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Imports

  • Ireland imports 85% of its coal consumption (2,096,291 tons in 2016).

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