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 2022 and previous years are final.

Highlights for 2022

• U.S. coal production increased 2.9% year over year to 594.2 million short tons (MMst).
• The total productive capacity of U.S. coal mines was 872 MMst, an increase of 0.1% from 2021.
• The average number of employees at U.S. coal mines increased by 4,064 from 2021 to 43,582 employees.
• U.S. coal mining productivity, as measured by average production per employee hour, decreased 8.9% from 2021 to 6.11 short tons per employee hour.
• U.S. coal consumption decreased 5.5% from 2021 to 515.5 MMst. The electric power sector accounted for about 91.7% of the total U.S. coal consumed in 2022.
• The average sales price of bituminous coal was $97.96 per short ton, a 58.8% increase from 2021. The average sales price of subbituminous coal was $16.55 per short ton, a 16.7% increase from 2021. The average sales price of thermal coal increased by 33.7% from 2021 to $34.57 per short ton. The average sales price of metallurgical coal increased 72.9% from 2021 to $262.72 per short ton.
• Total U.S. coal stocks in 2022 ended the year at 114.3 MMst, 1.2% lower than at the same time in 2021. Electric power coal stocks decreased by 3.1 MMst to 89.2 MMst at the end of 2022.