Annual Coal Report
The Annual Coal Report (ACR) provides annual data on U.S. coal production, number of mines, productive capacity, recoverable reserves, employment, productivity, consumption, stocks, and prices. All data for 2024 and previous years are final.
Highlights for 2024
- U.S. coal production decreased 11.3% year over year to 512.5 million short tons (MMst). The number of producing coal mines decreased from 560 to 524 mines.
- The total productive capacity of U.S. coal mines was 832.8 MMst, a decrease of 1.7% from 2023.
- The average number of employees at U.S. coal mines decreased by 1,416 from 2023 to 44,060 employees.
- U.S. coal mining productivity, as measured by average production per employee hour, decreased 7.6% from 2023 to 5.22 short tons per employee hour.
- U.S. coal consumption decreased 3.5% from 425.9 MMst in 2023 to 410.9 MMst. The electric power sector accounted for 373.3 MMst (87.6%) of the total U.S. coal consumed in 2024.
- The average sales price of bituminous coal was $86.72 per short ton, a 9.9% decrease from 2023. The average sales price of subbituminous coal was $18.06 per short ton, a 2.8% increase from 2023. The average sales price of thermal coal increased by 0.7% from 2023 to $37.85 per short ton. The average sales price of metallurgical coal decreased 15.5% from 2022 to $180.02 per short ton.
- Total U.S. coal stocks in 2024 ended the year at 156.2 MMst, 4.1% lower than at the same time in 2023. Electric power coal stocks decreased by 5.2 MMst to 128.3 MMst at the end of 2024.
Data tables
Summary
- Table ES-1.Coal Production
- Table ES-2.Coal Mining Productivity
- Table ES-3.Coke Overview
- Table ES-4.Nominal Coal Prices
- Table ES-5.Average Price of U.S. Coal Exports and Imports
Production
- Table 1.Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type
- Table 2.Coal Production and Number of Mines by State, County, and Mine Type
- Table 3.Underground Coal Production by State and Mining Method
- Table 3.1Surface Coal Production by State and Mining Method
- Table 4.Coal Production by Coalbed Thickness and Mine Type
- Table 5.Coal Production and Coalbed Thickness by Major Coalbeds and Mine Type
- Table 6.Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Coal Rank
- Table 7.Coal Production by State, Mine Type, and Union Status
- Table 8.Coal Disposition by State
- Table 9.Major U.S. Coal Mines
- Table 10.Major U.S. Coal Producers
Productive Capacity
- Table 11.Productive Capacity of Coal Mines by State
- Table 12.Capacity Utilization of Coal Mines by State
- Table 13.Productive Capacity and Capacity Utilization of Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Method
- Table 13.1Productive Capacity and Capacity Utilization of Surface Coal Mines by State and Mining Method
Recoverable Reserves
- Table 14.Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Mines by State
- Table 15.Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Mines, Estimated Recoverable Reserves, and Demonstrated Reserve Base by Mining Method
- Table 16.Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Method
- Table 16.1Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Surface Coal Mines by State and Mining Method
- Table 17.Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing U.S. Mines by Mine Production Range and Mine Type
Employment
- Table 18.Average Number of Employees by State and Mine Type
- Table 18.1.Average Number of Employees and Number of Mines by State and Coal Type
- Table 19.Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Mine Production Range
- Table 20.Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Union Status
Productivity
- Table 21.Coal Mining Productivity by State and Mine Type
- Table 22.Underground Coal Mining Productivity by State and Mining Method
- Table 22.1Surface Coal Mining Productivity by State and Mining Method
- Table 23.Coal Mining Productivity by State, Mine Type, and Mine Production Range
- Table 24.Coal Mining Productivity by State, Mine Type, and Union Status
Domestic Market
- Table 25.Intentionally left blank
- Table 26.U.S. Coal Consumption by End Use Sector, Census Division, and State
- Table 27.Year-End Coal Stocks by Sector, Census Division, and State
Average Mine Sales Price
- Table 28.Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Mine Type
- Table 29.Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Underground Mining Method
- Table 29.1Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Surface Mining Method
- Table 30.Average Sales Price of Coal by State, County, and Number of Mines
- Table 31.Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Coal Rank
- Table 32.Average Sales Price of Coal by Mine Production Range and Mine Type
- Table 33.Average Sales Price of U.S. Coal by State and Disposition
- Table 33.1.Average Sales Price of U.S. Coal by Use and Disposition
Average Consumer Prices
- Table 34.Average Price of Coal Delivered to End Use Sector by Census Division and State
Imports and Exports
- Table 35.Coal Imports by Country of Origin
- Table 36.Coal Exports by Country of Destination
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