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<p>DECC does not hold figures on the proportion of coal used in UK electricity generation
from imports.</p><p>However, in 2014, 34,174 thousand tonnes of steam coal (mainly
used by coal-fired power stations) were imported into the UK, representing 89% of
coal used for electricity generation (38,398 thousand tonnes).</p><p>The table below
gives the breakdown of these imports by country:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country
of origin</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Steam Coal Imports</strong></p><p><strong>(thousand
tonnes)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Share of all steam coal imports</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>15,831</p></td><td><p>46.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>9,269</p></td><td><p>27.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United
States of America</p></td><td><p>7,687</p></td><td><p>22.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European
Union (1)</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic
of South Africa</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
Countries</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
all countries</strong></p></td><td><p>34,174</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>(1)
European Union includes non-EU routed through the Netherlands</em></p><p><em>Source:
Energy Trends tables 2.1 and 2.4, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-section-2-energy-trends"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solid-fuels-and-derived-gases-section-2-energy-trends</a>.</em></p><p>
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