USA: Coal production
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| USA |
Coal production, thousand short tons |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 512,540.31 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | thousand short tons |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2024 |
| Average | 937,952.59 |
| Min - Max | 512,540.31 - 1,171,808.63 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 512540.31 thousand short tons, a decline from 577954 thousand short tons in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 50460.11 thousand short tons, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1980 to 2024 is 937952.59 thousand short tons. The minimum value, 512540.31 thousand short tons, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 1171808.63 thousand short tons was recorded in 2008.
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| Recent values | USA: Coal production |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 512,540.31 |
| 2023 | 577,954.00 |
| 2022 | 594,155.31 |
| 2021 | 577,431.25 |
| 2020 | 535,434.00 |
| 2019 | 706,307.31 |
| 2018 | 756,167.13 |
| 2017 | 774,609.38 |
Definition: Total primary coal production (Coal includes anthracite, subanthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, brown coal, and oil shale.)
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| Coal consumption | 410,939.00 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
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| Electricity production | 4,392.55 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 4,194.34 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 33.25 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
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| Biofuels consumption | 1,252.703 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Primary energy production | 103.548 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Primary energy consumption | 94.556 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biodiesel production | 339.000 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biodiesel consumption | 326.000 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |