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September 2012  PDF | previous editions
Release Date: September 27, 2012

Table 3.2 Value of Fossil Fuel Production, 1949-2011 (Billion Dollars)
Table 3.2  Value of Fossil Fuel Production, 1949-2011
                      (Billion Dollars)


Year		 Coal 1 Natural Gas 2 Crude Oil 3,4 Total
Nominal 5 Real 6 Nominal 5 Real 6 Nominal 5 Real 6 Nominal 5 Real 6
1949 2.52 R 17.37 0.33 2.24 4.68 R 32.27 7.52 R 51.88
1950 2.91 R 19.84 .44 3.00 4.95 R 33.80 8.30 R 56.64
1951 3.05 R 19.40 .52 R 3.32 5.69 R 36.19 9.26 R 58.92
1952 2.67 R 16.73 .64 4.01 5.79 R 36.25 9.11 R 56.99
1953 2.55 R 15.79 .76 R 4.67 6.32 R 39.06 9.63 R 59.52
1954 2.02 R 12.40 .87 5.36 6.44 R 39.43 9.33 R 57.19
1955 2.30 R 13.87 .94 5.67 6.88 R 41.45 10.12 R 60.99
1956 2.65 R 15.46 1.11 6.46 7.30 R 42.53 11.07 R 64.45
1957 2.74 R 15.42 1.17 R 6.62 8.09 R 45.58 12.00 R 67.62
1958 2.19 R 12.06 1.32 7.30 7.37 R 40.64 10.88 R 60.00
1959 2.14 R 11.67 1.57 R 8.53 7.47 R 40.68 11.17 R 60.88
1960 2.10 R 11.27 1.79 9.61 7.42 R 39.84 11.30 R 60.72
1961 1.99 10.57 1.99 R 10.56 7.58 R 40.26 11.55 R 61.39
1962 2.03 R 10.63 2.22 R 11.64 7.76 R 40.68 12.01 R 62.95
1963 2.17 R 11.26 2.36 R 12.24 7.96 R 41.26 12.49 R 64.76
1964 2.32 R 11.84 2.33 R 11.91 8.03 R 40.99 12.68 R 64.75
1965 2.40 R 12.03 2.57 R 12.87 8.15 R 40.86 13.11 R 65.76
1966 2.53 R 12.32 2.75 R 13.43 8.72 R 42.53 14.00 R 68.28
1967 2.65 R 12.54 2.91 R 13.76 9.39 R 44.43 14.95 R 70.73
1968 2.64 R 12.00 3.09 R 14.03 9.79 R 44.43 15.52 R 70.46
1969 2.90 R 12.55 3.52 R 15.22 10.42 R 45.07 16.84 R 72.83
1970 3.88 R 15.96 3.73 R 15.31 11.19 R 45.96 18.80 R 77.23
1971 4.01 R 15.69 4.05 R 15.84 11.71 R 45.82 19.77 R 77.36
1972 4.65 R 17.45 4.28 R 16.06 11.71 R 43.94 20.65 R 77.45
1973 5.14 R 18.27 4.98 R 17.71 13.07 R 46.47 23.20 R 82.45
1974 9.65 R 31.45 6.48 R 21.11 22.00 R 71.69 38.13 R 124.25
1975 12.67 R 37.71 8.85 R 26.34 23.45 R 69.80 44.96 R 133.85
1976 13.40 R 37.72 11.57 R 32.58 24.37 R 68.63 49.34 R 138.92
1977 13.91 R 36.81 15.82 R 41.87 25.79 R 68.26 55.52 R 146.94
1978 14.65 R 36.23 18.18 R 44.95 28.60 R 70.74 61.43 R 151.92
1979 18.55 R 42.36 24.16 R 55.15 39.45 R 90.08 82.16 R 187.59
1980 20.45 R 42.79 32.09 R 67.14 67.93 R 142.14 120.47 R 252.07
1981 21.75 R 41.61 39.51 R 75.59 99.40 R 190.16 160.66 R 307.36
1982 22.84 R 41.18 45.71 R 82.42 90.03 R 162.34 158.58 R 285.94
1983 20.32 R 35.24 43.73 R 75.85 83.05 R 144.05 147.10 R 255.15
1984 22.94 R 38.36 48.69 R 81.40 84.10 R 140.60 155.74 R 260.35
1985 22.27 R 36.13 43.35 R 70.34 78.88 R 128.00 144.50 R 234.47
1986 21.18 R 33.62 32.71 R 51.92 39.63 R 62.92 93.52 R 148.47
1987 21.20 R 32.70 29.11 R 44.91 46.93 R 72.40 97.24 R 150.02
1988 20.97 R 31.28 30.28 R 45.17 37.48 R 55.90 88.73 R 132.34
1989 21.40 R 30.76 30.58 R 43.95 44.07 R 63.34 96.05 R 138.05
1990 22.39 R 30.99 31.80 R 44.00 53.77 R 74.42 107.96 R 149.40
1991 21.40 R 28.61 30.39 R 40.62 44.77 R 59.84 96.57 R 129.06
1992 20.98 R 27.39 32.56 R 42.51 41.97 R 54.79 95.50 R 124.68
1993 18.77 R 23.97 38.72 R 49.46 35.61 R 45.49 93.10 R 118.92
1994 20.06 R 25.09 36.46 R 45.61 32.07 R 40.12 88.59 R 110.83
1995 19.45 R 23.84 30.24 R 37.05 35.00 R 42.89 84.69 R 103.78
1996 19.68 R 23.67 42.99 R 51.70 43.68 R 52.52 106.35 R 127.89
1997 19.77 R 23.36 46.09 R 54.46 40.57 R 47.94 106.43 R 125.77
1998 19.75 R 23.07 39.12 R 45.71 24.80 R 28.98 83.68 R 97.77
1999 18.30 R 21.07 43.37 R 49.94 33.40 R 38.46 95.08 R 109.48
2000 18.02 R 20.30 74.33 R 83.77 56.93 R 64.17 149.27 R 168.25
2001 19.60 R 21.60 82.28 R 90.69 46.25 R 50.97 148.13 R 163.27
2002 19.68 R 21.34 58.66 R 63.63 47.21 R 51.20 125.54 R 136.17
2003 19.13 R 20.32 97.47 R 103.55 57.14 R 60.70 173.75 R 184.58
2004 22.16 22.90 106.57 R 110.10 72.93 R 75.35 201.66 R 208.35
2005 26.69 26.69 138.74 138.74 95.03 95.03 260.46 260.46
2006 29.25 R 28.34 124.03 R 120.15 111.16 R 107.68 264.44 R 256.16
2007 30.04 R 28.28 126.23 R 118.83 122.96 R 115.75 279.23 R 262.86
2008 36.62 R 33.72 R 168.26 R 154.96 170.38 R 156.92 R 375.27 R 345.61
2009 35.73 R 32.56 R 79.45 R 72.40 110.25 R 100.48 R 225.43 R 205.44
2010 R 38.61 R 34.79 R 100.36 R 90.42 R 149.32 R 134.54 R 288.30 R 259.75
2011P 40.39 35.63 95.47 84.22 197.83 174.51 333.69 294.36
1Coal values are based on free-on-board (F.O.B.) rail/barge prices, which are the F.O.B. prices of coal
at the point of first sale, excluding freight or shipping and insurance costs.  See "Free on Board (F.O.B.)" in
Glossary.		 6In chained (2005) dollars, calculated by using gross domestic product implicit price deflators in Table
D1.  See "Chained Dollars" in Glossary.
2Natural gas values are for marketed production based on wellhead prices.  See "Natural Gas
Marketed Production" and "Natural Gas Wellhead Price" in Glossary.		 R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  
3Includes lease condensate. Note:  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
4Crude oil values are based on domestic first purchase prices.  See "Crude Oil Domestic First
Purchase Price" in Glossary.		 Sources:  Tables 5.1b, 5.18, 6.2, 6.7, 7.2, and 7.9.
5See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary.  
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