# Coal production

Coal produced by the mines in the place in the year, all ranks and mining methods, in short tons of 2,000 pounds, as published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

## Key facts

- Coal production in the United States was 512,540,324 short tons in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Wyoming had the highest coal production of 24 states in 2017, at 316,454,445 short tons, and Arkansas the lowest, at 42,738 short tons. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Published for 27 places, with figures from 2001 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `coal_production_short_tons`
- Unit: short tons
- Note: One short ton is 0.907 metric tonnes. The series starts in 2001. A state whose mines closed has no value after its last producing year, and a year with no production can show zero.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/coal_production_short_tons

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | short tons | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2024 | 512,540,324 | U.S. Energy Information Administration. Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A). https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/coal-production/us-states.md) (26 places)