Ireland Coal Usage/Consumption (1960-2023)

Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2023 was 4.34%, a 3.38% decline from 2022.
  • Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2022 was 7.72%, a 1.83% decline from 2021.
  • Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2021 was 9.55%, a 4.62% increase from 2020.
  • Ireland coal usage/consumption for 2020 was 4.93%, a 2.93% decline from 2019.
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.