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 2022 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2021.
- Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2021 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2020 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2019 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2018.
| Ireland Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % of Electricity from Coal | Annual Change |
| 2022 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 0.00% | -17.35% |
| 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% |