In 2023, coal consumption in the United States reached 425.9 million short tons, a decrease when compared to the previous year. The U.S. has been steadily reducing its reliance on coal for electricity generation, with natural gas having surpassed coal as the largest source for power production in the country.
Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023
(in million short tons)
Characteristic
Consumption in million short tons
2023
425.92
2022
515.53
2021
545.67
2020
476.69
2019
586.54
2018
688.11
2017
716.86
2016
731.07
2015
798.12
2014
917.73
2013
924.44
2012
889.19
2011
1,002.95
02505007501,0001,250
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 27, 2024). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2024). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Coal Consumption in The United States from 2006 to 2023 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
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