Coal and coal products; indigenous production, imports, exports; from 1802
| Periods | Primary coals Total energy supply (TPES) (million kg) | Coal products Gas works gas Delivery by energy companies (million m3 natural gas equivalents) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024** | 6,364 | |
| Source: CBS. | ||
Table explanation
This table presents the main figures for supply and consumption of primary coal (hard coal, lignite) and coal products in the Netherlands in a long time series.
Data available:
From 1802
Status of the figures:
Figures of 1802 up to and including 2023 are definite. Figures of 2024 are revised provisional.
Changes as of November 18th 2025:
Imports and exports of hard primary coals has been added from 1914 until 1950. Updated figures added for 2023 and 2024.
When will new figures be published?
Revised provisional figures: June/July in the following year.
Definite figures: december in the second following year.
Description topics
- Primary coals
- Hard coal:
Fossil fuel existing of carbonised rests of vegetal origin.
Sorts of hard coal: anthracite, coke oven cokes and stem coal. All these types have a calorific value of more than 24 megajoules per kilogram of the ash-free and wet product.
Lignite:
Sort of coal with a calorific value of less than 20 megajoules per kilogram of the ash-free and wet product and greater than 31 percent volatile matter on a dry mineral free basis.- Total energy supply (TPES)
- The amount of energy primarily available for consumption in the Netherlands (imports plus indigenous production and withdrawal from stocks) minus the amount which is not available for consumption (exports and bunkers).
- Coal products
- From coal derived products like coke-oven cokes, coke-oven gas and blast furnace gas.
- Gas works gas
- Gas derived from coal and destined for distribution in the gas network.
- Delivery by energy companies
- Output of gas works gas by public gas companies is sometimes lower than the delivery by energy companies, because other companies also produce gas works gas.