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