Coal production in Ireland
Ireland: Coal production was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
68th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.96 terawatt-hours
in 1957
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production in Ireland, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, coal production in Ireland stood at 0 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 125 years on record.
Over the whole period, coal production in Ireland peaked at 1.96 terawatt-hours in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
Ireland ranks 68th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Ireland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0.6594 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0.6838 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0.7653 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 1915 | 0.7001 terawatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 1916 | 0.7408 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1917 | 0.7897 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 1918 | 0.7571 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1919 | 0.7653 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.8955 terawatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 1921 | 0.7327 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0.6513 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1928 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1929 | 0.7083 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1931 | 0.7571 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1932 | 0.6676 terawatt-hours | -11.8% |
| 1933 | 0.8711 terawatt-hours | +30.5% |
| 1934 | 0.9199 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1935 | 0.9362 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 1937 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.9769 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 1939 | 0.9769 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.9606 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 1941 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +31.4% |
| 1942 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1943 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 1944 | 1.68 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 1945 | 1.76 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1946 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 1.8 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1948 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | -22.2% |
| 1949 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 1950 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 1951 | 1.46 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 1953 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 1.67 terawatt-hours | +22.8% |
| 1955 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 1957 | 1.96 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 1961 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 1.88 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | -22.9% |
| 1966 | 1.66 terawatt-hours | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 1.46 terawatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7327 terawatt-hours | -42.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6676 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.521 terawatt-hours | -22.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5536 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.464 terawatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4722 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4396 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.171 terawatt-hours | -61.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5129 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 1980 | 0.445 terawatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5117 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4598 terawatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5562 terawatt-hours | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5192 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4227 terawatt-hours | -18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4005 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3337 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3337 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3189 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1854 terawatt-hours | -41.9% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +200.0% | 0.171 terawatt-hours | 0.5129 terawatt-hours |
| 1911 | -100.0% | 0.6594 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 1922 | -100.0% | 0.7327 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 1927 | -100.0% | 0.6513 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 1930 | -100.0% | 0.7083 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 1991 | -100.0% | 0.1854 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5862 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.7897 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2988 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8955 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8182 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 0.9606 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 1.96 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 1.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5805 terawatt-hours | 0.171 terawatt-hours | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4302 terawatt-hours | 0.3189 terawatt-hours | 0.5562 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0185 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1854 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 65 Nepal 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 66 Argentina 0.015 terawatt-hours compare
- 67 Armenia, Republic of 0.0002 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Algeria 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Angola 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Antarctica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Austria 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bahamas, The 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Belarus, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Belgium 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Belize 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Benin 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bolivia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Brunei Darussalam 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Cameroon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cabo Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Comoros, Union of the 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Congo, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Côte d'Ivoire 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Croatia, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Cuba 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Denmark 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ecuador 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 El Salvador 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Eritrea, The State of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Estonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Fiji, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Finland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 France 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gabon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gambia, The 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ghana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guatemala 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Honduras 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Iraq 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Israel 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Italy 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Jordan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kenya 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kuwait 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Latvia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Libya 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lithuania 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Madagascar, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mali 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Malta 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Moldova, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Morocco 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Naoero, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Netherlands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Netherlands Antilles 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Oman 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Panama 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Papua New Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Portugal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Rwanda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 St. Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saudi Arabia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Senegal 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Singapore 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Slovak Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 South Sudan, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Spain 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Suriname 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sweden 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Switzerland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Syrian Arab Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Taiwan Province of China 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Togo 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tunisia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 United Arab Emirates 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Uruguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Yemen, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
More energy & mining data for Ireland
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2025)
- Gas production 11.53 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 11.53 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production in Ireland?
- Coal production in Ireland was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 terawatt-hours in 1957.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Ireland rank for coal production?
- Ireland ranks 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.