United Kingdom Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 77,000,000 #61 in the world
Coal Production 4,605,231 #33 in the world
Coal Consumption 41,459,830 #21 in the world
Daily Deficit −36,854,599
Coal Imports 9,362,712
Coal Exports 489,094
Net Imports 8,873,619
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in the United Kingdom

See also: List of countries by Coal Reserves

the United Kingdom holds 77 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #61 in the world and accounting for about 0.0068% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

the United Kingdom has proven reserves equivalent to 1.9 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 2 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
77,000,000 Tons
Global Rank: #61 | Share of World: 0.0068%
2 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in the United Kingdom


Coal Consumption in the United Kingdom

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  • the United Kingdom consumes 41,459,830 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • the United Kingdom ranks #21 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.48% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • the United Kingdom consumes 629,196 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 65,893,358 people), or 1,724 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in the United Kingdom

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  • the United Kingdom produces 4,605,231 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #33 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • the United Kingdom imports 21% of its coal consumption (8,873,619 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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