Total coal consumption rose 14.0% to 2,551 kt in Ireland in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total coal consumption in Ireland reached an all time high of 3,815 kt in 1989 and an all time low of 1,177 kt in 1980. When compared to Ireland's main peers, total coal consumption in Canada amounted to 46,297 kt, 15,045 kt in France, 128 kt in Iceland and 41,195 kt in United Kingdom in 2015.
Ireland has been ranked 57th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total coal consumption, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Coal Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | kt | 158,349 | 148,601 | 145,301 | 139,312 | 130,711 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 5,176 | 6,121 | 5,734 | 5,738 | 5,611 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 53,943 | 55,661 | 51,471 | 47,395 | 46,447 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | kt | 7,500 | 7,350 | 6,127 | 4,803 | 6,072 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 18,856 | 18,216 | 15,088 | 17,569 | 19,511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 247,867 | 253,876 | 258,751 | 271,234 | 270,152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | 142 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | kt | 2,138 | 2,170 | 2,201 | 2,668 | 2,350 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 21,057 | 23,999 | 26,946 | 27,762 | 23,232 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 17,910 | 25,565 | 28,430 | 25,278 | 25,580 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kt | 917 | 750 | 786 | 821 | 802 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 21,487 | 16,431 | 27,548 | 31,306 | 22,655 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kt | 2,520 | 3,449 | 3,222 | 2,888 | 3,123 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 997,478 | 1,048,514 | 1,002,948 | 889,185 | 924,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 53,274 | 56,574 | 56,776 | 70,593 | 66,154 |
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