Coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 18.1% to < 0.001% in Ireland in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Ireland reached an all time high of < 0.001% in 1989 and an all time low of < 0.001% in 2014. When compared to Ireland's main peers, coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Canada amounted to 0.005%, 0.002% in France, < 0.001% in Iceland and 0.005% in United Kingdom in 2015.
Ireland has been ranked 57th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Coal Consumption (As % of Worldwide Consumption) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | % | 0.021% | 0.018% | 0.017% | 0.016% | 0.015% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 0.007% | 0.007% | 0.006% | 0.005% | 0.005% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.003% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.033% | 0.031% | 0.030% | 0.031% | 0.030% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | 0.003% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.003% | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.004% | 0.003% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 0.135% | 0.129% | 0.116% | 0.100% | 0.103% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 0.007% | 0.007% | 0.007% | 0.008% | 0.007% |
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