Coal statistics
Data for the United States and for 2017 except where noted.
| Production | 774.61 million short tons |
| Consumption | 716.96 million short tons |
| Coal consumption by end-use sector | |
| Electric power sector | 664.75 million short tons |
| Other industrial | 33.61 million short tons |
| Coke plants | 17.54 million short tons |
| Commercial | 1.06 million short tons |
| Year-end coal stocks | 163.54 million short tons |
| Average sales price | $33.72 per short ton |
| Average delivered price | |
| Electric power | $39.09 per short ton |
| Coke plants | $122.14 per short ton |
| Other industrial plants | $58.67 per short ton |
| Largest producing state | Wyoming—316.45 million short tons |
| Share of U.S. total produced in Western region | 56% |
| Share of U.S. total produced from surface mining | 65% |
| Demonstrated reserve base | 475.9 billion short tons (as of January 1, 2017) |
| Imports | 7.78 million short tons |
| Exports | 96.95 million short tons |
| Consumption for total electricity generation | 663.91 million short tons (93% of total U.S. coal consumption) |
| Coal share of total utility-scale electricity generation | 30% |
| Top five coal-consuming states by electric power sector | |
| Texas | 93.49 million short tons |
| Indiana | 39.51 million short tons |
| Missouri | 35.55 million short tons |
| Illinois | 34.22 million short tons |
| Kentucky | 28.52 million short tons |
| Coal share of utility-scale electricity generating capacity (2017) | 24% |
| Largest producing coal mine | North Antelope Rochelle Mine/Peabody Powder River Mining LLC 101.59 million short tons, 13% of total U.S. production |
| Leading producing company | Peabody Energy Corporation 156.73 million short tons, 20% of total U.S. production |
| Average number of coal mining industry employees during the year | 53,051 |
| Productivity | |
| 2017 | 6.5 tons/miner-hour |
| 1978 | 1.8 tons/miner-hour |
| World coal production (2016) | 8,150 million short tons |
| World coal consumption (2016) | 8,561 million short tons |
Last updated: November 9, 2018