United States Coal
Production (2024)#6 World
512,540,324short tons−11.3% YoY
Consumption (2024)#3 World
410,939,000short tons−3.5% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+278,360short tons
Consumption uses 80.2% of production.
Exports take 21.1% of production.
Production
Consumption
Surplus
Coal Reserves in the United States
- the United States holds 273,243,909,730 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#1 in the world), and accounting for about 21.3% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, the United States has about 473 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in the United States
- the United States produced 512,540,324 short tons of coal in 2024 (#6 in the world), a decrease of 11.3% from 577,954,017 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in the United States
- the United States consumed 410,939,000 short tons of coal in 2024 (#3 in the world), a decrease of 3.5% from 2023. This represents 4.2% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in the United States averaged 2,379.3 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 6.52 pounds per day (#24 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in the United States
- the United States imported 1,997,711 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.49% of consumption).
- the United States exported 108,326,000 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈21.1% of production).
- This made the United States a net exporter of 106,328,289 short tons of coal in 2024.
coal Balance in the United States
- In 2024, the United States produced approximately 1,404,220 short tons of coal per day and consumed 1,125,860 short tons per day , a daily surplus of 278,360 short tons.
United States Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 512,540,324 | −11.3% | 6 | 5.3% | 410,939,000 | −3.5% | 3 | 4.2% | 2,379.3 | 1,997,711 | 108,326,000 | −106,328,289 |
| 2023 | 273,243,909,730 | 1 | 21.3% | 577,954,017 | −2.7% | 4 | 6.0% | 425,895,000 | −17.4% | 3 | 4.5% | 2,479.9 | 4,010,000 | 100,208,000 | −96,198,000 |
| 2022 | 273,243,909,730 | 1 | 21.3% | 594,155,282 | +2.9% | 4 | 6.4% | 515,534,000 | −5.5% | 3 | 5.7% | 3,018.9 | 6,313,000 | 85,956,000 | −79,643,000 |
| 2021 | 274,410,153,710 | 1 | 21.8% | 577,431,278 | +7.8% | 4 | 6.5% | 545,679,000 | +14.5% | 3 | 6.3% | 3,208.4 | 5,388,000 | 85,115,000 | −79,727,000 |
| 2020 | 274,410,153,710 | 1 | 21.8% | 535,434,000 | −24.2% | 5 | 6.3% | 476,693,000 | −18.7% | 3 | 5.7% | 2,808.7 | 5,137,365 | 69,067,000 | −63,929,635 |
| 2019 | 252,057,000,000 | 1 | 20.5% | 706,307,337 | −6.6% | 3 | 8.0% | 586,543,000 | −14.8% | 3 | 6.8% | 3,472.8 | 6,697,125 | 93,764,693 | −87,067,568 |
| 2018 | 252,733,000,000 | 1 | 20.5% | 756,167,095 | −2.4% | 3 | 8.7% | 688,105,000 | −4% | 3 | 8.0% | 4,107.4 | 5,954,000 | 116,244,000 | −110,290,000 |
| 2017 | 253,455,000,000 | 1 | 20.8% | 774,609,357 | +6.3% | 2 | 9.2% | 716,855,684 | −1.9% | 3 | 8.4% | 4,315.7 | 7,802,624 | 96,945,000 | −89,142,376 |
| 2016 | 254,197,000,000 | 1 | 21.0% | 728,364,498 | −18.8% | 2 | 8.9% | 731,070,690 | −8.4% | 3 | 8.7% | 4,441.8 | 9,846,463 | 60,271,000 | −50,424,537 |
| 2015 | 254,896,000,000 | 1 | 21.1% | 896,940,563 | −10.3% | 2 | 10.3% | 798,114,680 | −13% | 3 | 9.2% | 4,894.5 | 11,317,968 | 73,957,585 | −62,639,617 |
| 2014 | 255,755,000,000 | 1 | 22.2% | 1,000,049,043 | +1.5% | 2 | 11.2% | 917,731,478 | −0.73% | 2 | 10.3% | 5,680.5 | 11,350,326 | 97,257,224 | −85,906,898 |
| 2013 | 256,709,000,000 | 1 | 23.9% | 984,841,779 | −3.1% | 2 | 11.0% | 924,441,815 | +4% | 2 | 10.3% | 5,775.8 | 8,906,425 | 117,659,268 | −108,752,843 |
| 2012 | 257,648,000,000 | 1 | 24.5% | 1,016,458,418 | −7.2% | 2 | 11.5% | 889,185,121 | −11.3% | 2 | 10.0% | 5,608 | 7,271,982 | 124,585,903 | −117,313,921 |
| 2011 | 258,619,000,000 | 1 | 25.0% | 1,095,627,536 | +1% | 2 | 12.7% | 1,002,948,167 | −4.3% | 2 | 11.6% | 6,386.1 | 10,685,746 | 105,764,253 | −95,078,507 |
| 2010 | 259,518,000,000 | 1 | 25.9% | 1,084,368,148 | +0.88% | 2 | 13.2% | 1,048,513,717 | +5.1% | 2 | 12.8% | 6,741.5 | 16,577,767 | 81,715,675 | −65,137,908 |
| 2009 | 260,551,000,000 | 1 | 26.1% | 1,074,923,392 | −8.3% | 2 | 14.0% | 997,477,607 | −11% | 2 | 13.0% | 6,476.6 | 17,937,039 | 59,096,951 | −41,159,912 |
| 2008 | 261,573,000,000 | 1 | 26.5% | 1,171,808,669 | +2.2% | 2 | 15.5% | 1,120,548,443 | −0.66% | 2 | 14.8% | 7,348.6 | 34,207,679 | 81,519,115 | −47,311,436 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 1,146,635,345 | −1.4% | 2 | 15.6% | 1,127,998,129 | +1.4% | 2 | 15.2% | 7,474 | 36,346,847 | 59,163,103 | −22,816,256 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 1,162,749,659 | +2.8% | 2 | 16.5% | 1,112,291,765 | −1.2% | 2 | 15.7% | 7,446.8 | 36,245,976 | 49,647,269 | −13,401,293 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 1,131,498,099 | +1.7% | 2 | 17.0% | 1,125,977,612 | +1.7% | 2 | 16.7% | 7,615.2 | 30,460,349 | 49,942,211 | −19,481,862 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 1,112,098,870 | +3.8% | 2 | 17.8% | 1,107,254,539 | +1.1% | 2 | 17.5% | 7,563.6 | 27,280,004 | 47,997,895 | −20,717,891 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 1,071,752,573 | −2.1% | 2 | 18.4% | 1,094,860,843 | +2.7% | 2 | 18.8% | 7,553.2 | 25,043,970 | 43,013,508 | −17,969,538 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 1,094,283,061 | −3% | 2 | 20.2% | 1,066,354,573 | +0.59% | 2 | 19.7% | 7,428.9 | 16,875,429 | 39,601,241 | −22,725,812 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 1,127,688,806 | +5% | 2 | 21.0% | 1,060,145,532 | −2.2% | 2 | 20.1% | 7,458.5 | 19,787,299 | 48,666,038 | −28,878,739 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 1,073,611,561 | −2.4% | 2 | 20.9% | 1,084,094,875 | +4.4% | 2 | 20.9% | 7,702.7 | 12,512,623 | 58,488,793 | −45,976,170 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 1,100,431,448 | −1.5% | 2 | 22.1% | 1,038,646,541 | +0.15% | 2 | 21.0% | 7,451.2 | 9,088,546 | 58,475,341 | −49,386,795 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 1,117,535,167 | +2.5% | 2 | 22.2% | 1,037,102,819 | +0.73% | 2 | 21.0% | 7,512 | 8,723,681 | 79,797,323 | −71,073,642 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 1,089,931,788 | +2.5% | 2 | 21.5% | 1,029,544,456 | +2.3% | 2 | 20.8% | 7,529.5 | 7,486,890 | 83,544,075 | −76,057,185 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 1,063,855,513 | +3% | 2 | 21.0% | 1,006,320,771 | +4.6% | 2 | 20.0% | 7,430.5 | 7,125,332 | 90,473,196 | −83,347,864 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 1,032,973,772 | −0.05% | 2 | 20.9% | 962,103,774 | +1.1% | 2 | 19.5% | 7,174.4 | 7,201,391 | 88,547,460 | −81,346,069 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 1,033,504,032 | +9.3% | 2 | 21.2% | 951,285,899 | +0.76% | 2 | 19.9% | 7,166.7 | 7,583,893 | 71,359,140 | −63,775,247 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 945,424,263 | −5.2% | 2 | 19.8% | 944,081,285 | +4% | 2 | 19.8% | 7,189.4 | 7,309,418 | 74,518,361 | −67,208,943 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 997,544,861 | +0.16% | 2 | 20.3% | 907,654,798 | +0.94% | 2 | 19.1% | 6,992.6 | 3,802,970 | 102,515,932 | −98,712,963 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 995,984,080 | −3.2% | 2 | 19.9% | 899,226,805 | −0.58% | 2 | 18.5% | 7,012.3 | 3,389,603 | 108,967,753 | −105,578,149 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 1,029,076,247 | +4.9% | 2 | 19.9% | 904,497,568 | +1.1% | 2 | 18.2% | 7,139.6 | 2,699,557 | 105,801,918 | −103,102,361 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 980,728,996 | +3.2% | 2 | 18.6% | 894,999,882 | +1.3% | 2 | 17.6% | 7,140.7 | 2,183,676 | 100,813,966 | −98,630,290 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 950,264,509 | +3.4% | 2 | 18.3% | 883,641,806 | +5.6% | 2 | 17.5% | 7,114.9 | 2,134,072 | 95,022,429 | −92,888,357 |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 918,761,459 | +3.2% | 2 | 18.1% | 836,940,592 | +4.1% | 2 | 17.0% | 6,799.9 | 2,080,059 | 79,606,624 | −77,526,565 |
| 1986 | — | — | — | 890,314,951 | +0.76% | 2 | 18.0% | 804,230,968 | −1.7% | 2 | 17.0% | 6,593.3 | 2,206,825 | 85,517,210 | −83,310,385 |
| 1985 | — | — | — | 883,638,375 | −1.4% | 2 | 18.3% | 818,048,659 | +3.4% | 2 | 17.5% | 6,769.4 | 1,864,006 | 92,680,020 | −90,816,014 |
| 1984 | — | — | — | 895,920,735 | +14.6% | 1 | 19.4% | 791,295,693 | +7.4% | 2 | 17.5% | 6,611.9 | 1,210,336 | 81,481,653 | −80,271,317 |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 782,091,000 | −6.7% | 2 | 17.8% | 736,672,312 | +4.2% | 2 | 17.1% | 6,217 | 1,196,006 | 77,771,277 | −76,575,271 |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 838,112,000 | +1.7% | 1 | 19.3% | 706,910,644 | −3.5% | 2 | 16.9% | 6,027 | 741,855 | 106,275,912 | −105,534,057 |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 823,775,000 | −0.71% | 1 | 19.7% | 732,626,833 | +4.3% | 1 | 17.9% | 6,310.3 | 1,042,785 | 112,540,339 | −111,497,554 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 829,700,000 | — | 1 | 20.0% | 702,729,735 | — | 1 | 17.3% | 6,114.5 | 1,193,802 | 91,806,991 | −90,613,189 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.