Coal statistics
Data for the United States and for 2021, except where noted.
| Production | 577,431 thousand short tons |
| Imports | 5,388 thousand short tons |
| Exports | 85,115 thousand short tons |
| Consumption | 545,685 thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption by end-use sector | |
| Electric power sector | 501,427 thousand short tons |
| Industrial (other than coke plants) | 25,859 thousand short tons |
| Coke plants | 17,589 thousand short tons |
| Commercial | 811 thousand short tons |
| Consumption for electricity generation by all sectors | 500,592 thousand short tons (92% of total U.S. coal consumption) | Coal share of utility-scale electricity generating capacity | 18% |
| Coal share of utility-scale electricity generation | 22% |
| Top five coal-consuming states by electric power sector | |
| Texas | 61,762 thousand short tons |
| Missouri | 33,810 thousand short tons |
| Indiana | 27,728 thousand short tons |
| Illinois | 25,661 thousand short tons |
| West Virginia | 24,250 thousand short tons |
| Year-end coal stocks (total) | 118,126 thousand short tons |
| Average sales price (nominal) | $36.45 per short ton |
| Average delivered price (nominal) | |
| Electric power | $37.32 per short ton |
| Coke plants | $122.37 per short ton |
| Other industrial plants | $57.89 per short ton |
| Largest producing state | Wyoming—238,773 thousand short tons |
| Share of U.S. total produced in Western region | 57% |
| Share of U.S. total produced from surface mining | 62% |
| Demonstrated reserve base | 471 billion short tons (as of January 1, 2022) |
| Largest producing coal mine | North Antelope Rochelle Mine/Peabody Powder River Mining LLC 62,799,005 short tons, 11% of total U.S. production |
| Top producing company | Peabody Energy Corporation 105,383,000 short tons, 18% of total U.S. production |
| Average number of coal mining industry employees during the year | 39,518 |
| Productivity | |
| 2021 | 6.71 tons/miner-hour |
| 1978 | 1.77 tons/miner-hour |
| World coal production | 8,907,744,000 (8.91 billion) short tons |
| World coal consumption | 8,575,128,000 (8.58 billion) short tons |
Last updated: November 22, 2022 with most recent data available at the time of update.