Coal
(asked on 21st November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much coal was used in the UK for non-power generation purposes in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement.
The table below gives the amount of coal used for non-electricity generation purposes for 1992 – 2016:
| Thousand tonnes |
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| Thousand tonnes |
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| Thousand tonnes |
1992 | 22,111 |
| 2002 | 10,813 |
| 2012 | 9,141 |
1993 | 20,620 |
| 2003 | 10,559 |
| 2013 | 10,333 |
1994 | 19,361 |
| 2004 | 10,006 |
| 2014 | 10,061 |
1995 | 17,354 |
| 2005 | 9,794 |
| 2015 | 8,282 |
1996 | 15,889 |
| 2006 | 10,156 |
| 2016 | 5,831 |
1997 | 15,747 |
| 2007 | 10,518 |
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1998 | 14,564 |
| 2008 | 10,577 |
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1999 | 14,546 |
| 2009 | 9,037 |
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2000 | 13,734 |
| 2010 | 9,827 |
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2001 | 12,919 |
| 2011 | 9,658 |
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Source: Digest of UK Energy Statistics, table 2.1.2, available at