COAL PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, ETC. TABLES showing the undermentioned particulars relating to COAL PRO- DUCTION and CONSUMPTION in the Principal Parts of the British Empire, and in the Principal Foreign Countries in each of the Years 1911 to 1913 and 1920 to 1924; also in the Quinquennial Periods I.—QUANTITY AND VALUE OF COAL PRODUCED (the quantities are given for the years 1914 to 1919 also) TABLE II. AVERAGE VALUE PER TON OF COAL PRODUCED IN EACH YEAR FROM 1901 TO 1913 AND 1920 TO 1924 TABLE III. NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN COAL MINING, AND PRODUCTION OF COAL PER PERSON EMPLOYED (in- TABLE V.-EXCESS OF IMPORTS (+) OR EXPORTS (-) TABLE VI.-COAL AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION, TOTAL QUANTITY AND QUANTITY PER HEAD OF THE POPULATION TABLE VII.-QUANTITY, AND PROPORTION PER CENT., OF COAL OF HOME PRODUCTION, COAL OF UNITED KINGDOM 36 APPENDIX TO PART I. TABLE A.-UNITED KINGDOM.-EXPORTS OF COAL, COKE, ETC.: Statement showing the Total Quantity of Coal, Coke and Manufactured Fuel (Domestic Produce and Manufacture) Exported from the United Kingdom, distinguishing the Principal Countries to which consigned, in each of the Years 1911 to 1913, and 1920 to 1924, also in the quinquennial periods 1901-05 and 1906-10 ... ... ... ... TABLE B.-UNITED STATES.-EXPORTS OF COAL AND COKE: Statement showing the Quantities of Reparation Coal, Coke ... ... TABLE D.-JAPAN.-EXPORTS OF COAL: Statement showing the Total Quantity of Coal (Domestic Pro- TABLE E.-BRITISH INDIA.-EXPORTS OF COAL AND COKE: ... ... ... Statement showing the Total Quantity of Coal and Coke (Domestic Produce) Exported from British India, distinguishing the Principal Countries to which consigned in each Year ended 31st March, 1913 and 1914, also 1922 to 1925 ... TABLE F.-COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.-EXPORTS OF COAL : Statement showing the Total Quantity of Coal (Domestic Produce) Exported from The Australian Commonwealth, distinguishing the Principal Countries to which exported, in each of the Years 1912 and 1913, and in the Years ended 30th June, 1920 to 1924 TABLE G.-UNITED KINGDOM.-COAL BROUGHT TO LONDON: Statement showing the Total Quantity of Coal brought to London, distinguishing the Mode of Transit, in the Year 1913 and in each Year from 1920 to 1924 TABLE H.-UNITED KINGDOM.-COAL SHIPPED COASTWISE: Statement showing the Quantity of Cargo Coal and Bunker Coal shipped Coastwise from the Ports of the United Kingdom, in the Year 1913 and in each Year from 1920 to 1924 ... TABLE K.-UNITED KINGDOM.-COAL CONSUMED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PIG-IRON : ... Statement showing the Quantity of Coal consumed in the pro duction of Pig-iron in the United Kingdom in the Year 1913 and in each Year from 1920 to 1924 54282 A 2 TABLE L.-UNITED KINGDOM.-COAL CONSUMED IN THE MANUFACTURE Statement showing the Total Quantity of Coal carbonised by TABLE M.-UNITED KINGDOM.-PRODUCTION OF COKE: ... Statement showing the Quantity of Coke obtained at Gas Works and at Coke Ovens in the United Kingdom in the Year 1913 and in each Year from 1920 to 1924, and the Quantity of Coal used... ... ... ... ... TABLE N.-COAL CONSUMED FOR LOCOMOTIVE PURPOSES: Statement showing the Total Quantities of Coal consumed for ... ... ... PART II. LIGNITE PRODUCTION. TABLE A.-Statements showing the Quantity of Lignite produced, the Number of Persons employed, and the Quantity of Lignite produced per Person employed in the Principal Producing Countries, in each of the Years 1911 to 1924, and the Annual Average in each of the quinquennial periods 1901-05 and 1906-10 TABLE B.-Statement showing the Production of Lignite in certain Countries, in 1913 and in 1920 and later Years ... PART III. PETROLEUM PRODUCTION. TABLE A.-Statements showing the Production in and Exports of 1924 ... ... ... ... COAL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD MEMORANDUM. In this the nineteenth issue of the series of Returns relating to the production and consumption of Coal in the British Empire and the principal Foreign Countries in recent years, the number of persons employed in coal mining, and the international trade in coal, coke and patent fuel, the matter is presented in similar form as in previous issues. Some particulars with regard to the production of lignite and petroleum are also included. The territorial changes resulting from the War render direct comparisons of post-war and pre-war figures for the countries affected extremely difficult. It has been possible to furnish only very limited indications of the extent to which the figures are modified by the changes in question. The eighteenth issue contains figures for 1912 and earlier years. For convenience the general survey of the particulars has been given in both summary and detailed form. SUMMARY. The total coal production of the world, exclusive of brown coal or lignite, may be estimated from the data available at 1,195 million English tons in 1913 and 1,180 million tons in 1923. The particulars available for 1924 indicate that the world's output in that year was about 13 million tons less than in 1923. The principal producing countries, and the output of each, were : Excluding Ireland (output in 1913, 82,500 tons). $ Including 48,563,000 tons produced in the Saar district, in Alsace-Lorraine, and in Polish Upper Silesia. Including the output of the Saar (13,806,000 tons) and of Alsace-Lorraine (5,195,000 tons). 51282 A 3 * Including 6,710,000 tons produced in Russian Poland. † Including 2,120,000 tons produced in districts now included in Poland, and 14,042,000 tons produced in districts now included in Czechoslovakia. Included also with particulars of output in 1913 in Germany, Russia and Austria. The production of the European countries mentioned above was less in 1924 than in 1913 by more than 62 million tons, or about 11 per cent. The only European country, other than those mentioned, producing considerable quantities of coal is the Netherlands with an output in 1924 of 5,787,000 tons. The output has shown a steady increase over a long period of years; twenty years ago it was less than half a million tons and in 1913 less than onethird of the quantity produced in 1924. The coal production of the British Empire in 1924 was 328 million tons, compared with 339 million tons in 1913. British India produced 20 million tons in 1924, Australia 14 million tons, Canada 12 million tons, the Union of South Africa 11 million tons and New Zealand 2 million tons. Great Britain employs in the coal mining industry more persons than any other country, and 966,000 of the 1,214,000 so employed in 1924 were underground workers. The numbers employed and the output per person employed in 1913 and in 1923 are shown below for the United Kingdom and certain other countries. * Excluding Ireland. The number of persons employed in coal mining in 1913 in Germany as constituted to-day was 491,000, and the average output per person employed was 282 tons. The average output per person employed in 1922 was 169 tons; the decrease in 1923 is attributable to the occupation of the Ruhr. § Figures for 1922, excluding 72,790 persons employed in the Saar coalfield with an average output of 152 tons. |