Ireland Coal

Coal Reserves in Ireland

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Ireland holds 15 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #69 in the world and accounting for about 0.0014% of the world's total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Ireland has proven reserves equivalent to 6.2 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 6 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).

History of Coal Reserves in Ireland

Coal Consumption in Ireland

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• Ireland consumes 2,474,686 Tons (short tons, "st") of Coal per year as of the year 2016.
• Ireland ranks #56 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.029% of the world's total consumption of 8,561,852,178.
• Ireland consumes 520,603 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 4,753,503 people), or 1,426 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Imports

• Ireland imports 85% of its coal consumption (2,096,291 tons in 2016).