Coal statistics
Data for the United States and for 2020, except where noted.
| Production | 535,434 thousand short tons |
| Imports | 5,137 thousand short tons |
| Exports | 69,067 thousand short tons |
| Consumption | 477,315 thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption by end-use sector | |
| Electric power sector | 436,524 thousand short tons |
| Other industrial | 25,584 thousand short tons |
| Coke plants | 14,414 thousand short tons |
| Commercial | 793 thousand short tons |
| Consumption for electricity generation by all sectors | 436,076 thousand short tons (91% of total U.S. coal consumption) | Coal share of utility-scale electricity generating capacity (2019) | 21% |
| Coal share of utility-scale electricity generation | 19% |
| Top five coal-consuming states by electric power sector | |
| Texas | 56,069 thousand short tons |
| Missouri | 30,468 thousand short tons |
| Indiana | 24,034 thousand short tons |
| Wyoming | 20,866 thousand short tons |
| Kentucky | 20,809 thousand short tons |
| Year-end coal stocks | 165,958 thousand short tons |
| Average sales price | $31.41 per short ton |
| Average delivered price | |
| Electric power | $36.14 per short ton |
| Coke plants | $127.16 per short ton |
| Other industrial plants | $57.18 per short ton |
| Largest producing state | Wyoming—218,556 thousand short tons |
| Share of U.S. total produced in Western region | 57% |
| Share of U.S. total produced from surface mining | 63% |
| Demonstrated reserve base | 472 billion short tons (as of January 1, 2021) |
| Largest producing coal mine | North Antelope Rochelle Mine/Peabody Powder River Mining LLC 66,112 thousand short tons, 12% of total U.S. production |
| Leading producing company | Peabody Energy Corporation 104,814 thousand short tons, 20% of total U.S. production |
| Average number of coal mining industry employees during the year | 42,159 |
| Productivity | |
| 2020 | 6.12 tons/miner-hour |
| 1978 | 1.8 tons/miner-hour |
| World coal production (2019) | 8,827,028 thousand short tons |
| World coal consumption (2019) | 8,639,675 thousand short tons |
Last updated: October 19, 2021