Coal statistics
Data for the United States and for 2018, except where noted.
| Production | 756,167 thousand short tons |
| Imports | 5,954 thousand short tons |
| Exports | 115,632 thousand short tons |
| Consumption | 687,386 thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption by end-use sector | |
| Electric power sector | 636,498 thousand short tons |
| Other industrial | 31,580 thousand short tons |
| Coke plants | 18,337 thousand short tons |
| Commercial | 972 thousand short tons |
| Consumption for electricity generation by all sectors | 636,213 thousand short tons (93% of total U.S. coal consumption) | Coal share of utility-scale electricity generating capacity | 22% |
| Coal share of utility-scale electricity generation | 27% |
| Top five coal-consuming states by electric power sector | |
| Texas | 75,899 thousand short tons |
| Indiana | 39,144 thousand short tons |
| Missouri | 37,060 thousand short tons |
| Illinois | 35,493 thousand short tons |
| Kentucky | 28,567 thousand short tons |
| Year-end coal stocks | 129,790 thousand short tons |
| Average sales price | $35.99 per short ton |
| Average delivered price | |
| Electric power | $39.08 per short ton |
| Coke plants | $128.75 per short ton |
| Other industrial plants | $59.01 per short ton |
| Largest producing state | Wyoming—304,188 thousand short tons |
| Share of U.S. total produced in Western region | 55% |
| Share of U.S. total produced from surface mining | 63% |
| Demonstrated reserve base | 474 billion short tons (as of January 1, 2019) |
| Largest producing coal mine | North Antelope Rochelle Mine/Peabody Powder River Mining LLC 98,316 thousand short tons, 13% of total U.S. production |
| Leading producing company | Peabody Energy Corporation 155,523 thousand short tons, 21% of total U.S. production |
| Average number of coal mining industry employees during the year | 53,583 |
| Productivity | |
| 2018 | 6.23 tons/miner-hour |
| 1978 | 1.8 tons/miner-hour |
| World coal production (2016) | 8,149,802 thousand short tons |
| World coal consumption (2016) | 8,561,852 thousand short tons |
Last updated: November 14, 2019