Coal and coal products balance sheet; supply and consumption

Coal and coal products balance sheet; supply and consumption

Coal and coal products Periods Energy supply Stocks - beginning of period (miilion kg) Energy supply Stocks - end of period (million kg) Energy supply Stock change (million kg)
Hard coal 2023 February* 986 872 114
Hard coal 2023 March* 872 944 -72
Hard coal 2023 April* 944 694 249
Hard coal 2023 May* 694 785 -90
Hard coal 2023 June* 785 955 -171
Hard coal 2023 July* 955 1,000 -45
Hard coal 2023 August* 1,000 881 119
Hard coal 2023 September* 881 856 25
Hard coal 2023 October* 856 799 57
Hard coal 2023 November* 799 873 -74
Hard coal 2023 December* 873 879 -6
Hard coal 2024 January* 879 919 -40
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 February*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 March*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 April*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 May*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 June*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 July*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 August*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 September*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 October*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 November*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2023 December*
Lignite and BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) 2024 January*
Coke-oven cokes 2023 February* 101 75 25
Coke-oven cokes 2023 March* 75 66 9
Coke-oven cokes 2023 April* 66 106 -40
Coke-oven cokes 2023 May* 106 87 18
Coke-oven cokes 2023 June* 87 122 -35
Coke-oven cokes 2023 July* 122 129 -7
Coke-oven cokes 2023 August* 129 131 -1
Coke-oven cokes 2023 September* 131 117 13
Coke-oven cokes 2023 October* 117 135 -17
Coke-oven cokes 2023 November* 135 116 19
Coke-oven cokes 2023 December* 116 114 2
Coke-oven cokes 2024 January* 114 106 8
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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This table shows the supply and the consumption of hard coal, lignite + BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) and coke-oven cokes. Supply is calculated as production plus recovered products plus imports minus exports plus net stock changes. This calculation of the supply results in the amount of hard coal, lignite + BKB (Braunkohlenbriketts) and coke-oven cokes consumed. This consumption is divided into consumption by energy companies, coke oven plants, industry, iron and steel and other consumers. This table is a redesign.

Data available from: January 2015.

Status of the figures:
- up to and including 2021 definite.
- 2022 are revised provisional.
- 2023 and 2024 are provisional.

Changes as of March 29th 2024:
Figures added for January 2024.

Changes as of November 14th 2023:
Figures of 2015 till 2021 are revised. The revisions relate to the introduction of an improved analysis method in 2022, which has been carried back to 2015. The differences are less then 5%.


When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures: in the second month after the month under review.
Revised provisional figures : not later than in the following December.
Definite figures: not later than in December of the second following year.

Description topics

Energy supply
The amount of energy available for consumption in the Netherlands.
Stocks - beginning of period
The opening amount of stocks of coal and coal products.
Stocks - end of period
The closing amount of stocks of coal and coal products.
Stock change
Changes in stock are calculated as opening stock minus closing stock, in accordance with international energy statistics guidelines. A positive figure means that stocks have decreased, and the supply of energy has thus increased. A negative figure means the opposite: an increase in stocks and a decrease in consumption.