Coal statistics
Data for the United States and for 2019, except where noted.
Production | 706,309 thousand short tons |
Imports | 6,697 thousand short tons |
Exports | 92,852 thousand short tons |
Consumption | 587,344 thousand short tons |
Coal consumption by end-use sector | |
Electric power sector | 539,415 thousand short tons |
Other industrial | 29,129 thousand short tons |
Coke plants | 17,924 thousand short tons |
Commercial | 876 thousand short tons |
Consumption for electricity generation by all sectors | 538,465 thousand short tons (92% of total U.S. coal consumption) | Coal share of utility-scale electricity generating capacity (2018) | 22% |
Coal share of utility-scale electricity generation | 23% |
Top five coal-consuming states by electric power sector | |
Texas | 63,814 thousand short tons |
Indiana | 36,719 thousand short tons |
Missouri | 33,595 thousand short tons |
Illinois | 32,721 thousand short tons |
North Dakota | 27,192 thousand short tons |
Year-end coal stocks | 158,772 thousand short tons |
Average sales price | $36.07 per short ton |
Average delivered price | |
Electric power | $38.53 per short ton |
Coke plants | $145.85 per short ton |
Other industrial plants | $61.37 per short ton |
Largest producing state | Wyoming—276,912 thousand short tons |
Share of U.S. total produced in Western region | 55% |
Share of U.S. total produced from surface mining | 62% |
Demonstrated reserve base | 473 billion short tons (as of January 1, 2020) |
Largest producing coal mine | North Antelope Rochelle Mine/Peabody Powder River Mining LLC 85,341 thousand short tons, 12% of total U.S. production |
Leading producing company | Peabody Energy Corporation 138,731 thousand short tons, 20% of total U.S. production |
Average number of coal mining industry employees during the year | 52,804 |
Productivity | |
2019 | 5.94 tons/miner-hour |
1978 | 1.8 tons/miner-hour |
World coal production (2017) | 8,449,264 thousand short tons |
World coal consumption (2017) | 8,525,782 thousand short tons |
Last updated: October 8, 2020