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Coal production in Arkansas

Coal production in Arkansas was 42,738 short tons in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 13.5% from 2016. That is the 24th highest of 24 states in 2017.

2017, short tons42,738
Change on 2016-13.5%
Rank24th of 24US states ranked
Series high133,3472011
Series low2,5632005

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Coal production in Arkansas, 2001 to 2017

050K100K150K2001200420072010201320172001: 14,362 short tons2002: 13,783 short tons2003: 7,564 short tons2004: 7,328 short tons2005: 2,563 short tons2006: 22,752 short tons2007: 82,677 short tons2008: 69,181 short tons2009: 4,638 short tons2010: 32,301 short tons2011: 133,347 short tons2012: 98,121 short tons2013: 58,578 short tons2014: 93,989 short tons2015: 91,462 short tons2016: 49,415 short tons2017: 42,738 short tons050K100K150K2001200720172001: 14,362 short tons2002: 13,783 short tons2003: 7,564 short tons2004: 7,328 short tons2005: 2,563 short tons2006: 22,752 short tons2007: 82,677 short tons2008: 69,181 short tons2009: 4,638 short tons2010: 32,301 short tons2011: 133,347 short tons2012: 98,121 short tons2013: 58,578 short tons2014: 93,989 short tons2015: 91,462 short tons2016: 49,415 short tons2017: 42,738 short tons
short tons. Source: EIA, Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-09-28.
All 17 values
Periodshort tons
201742,738
201649,415
201591,462
201493,989
201358,578
201298,121
2011133,347
201032,301
20094,638
200869,181
200782,677
200622,752
20052,563
20047,328
20037,564
200213,783
200114,362

Compared with United States

Place2017
Arkansas42,738
United States774,609,357

Arkansas compared with nearby places

Alabama: 12,860,658 short tonsAlaska: 959,068 short tonsArizona: 6,221,392 short tonsArkansas: 42,738 short tonsColorado: 15,046,510 short tonsIllinois: 48,204,145 short tonsIndiana: 31,471,867 short tonsKentucky: 41,784,412 short tonsLouisiana: 2,078,567 short tonsMaryland: 1,808,384 short tonsMississippi: 2,603,668 short tonsMissouri: 244,345 short tonsMontana: 35,231,843 short tonsNew Mexico: 13,843,683 short tonsNorth Dakota: 28,787,505 short tonsOhio: 9,488,894 short tonsOklahoma: 561,345 short tonsPennsylvania: 49,085,344 short tonsTennessee: 431,112 short tonsTexas: 36,382,244 short tonsUtah: 14,325,737 short tonsVirginia: 13,201,849 short tonsWest Virginia: 92,790,774 short tonsWyoming: 316,454,445 short tons
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Coal production, 2017, short tons. Arkansas is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

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.

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.

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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.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A) (Coal production, Arkansas, 2001 to 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/

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Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A), Coal production, Arkansas, 2001 to 2017. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 28 Sept. 2026, https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production/arkansas. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A). Coal production, Arkansas, 2001 to 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production/arkansas.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A), Coal production, Arkansas, 2001 to 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production/arkansas (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the coal production in Arkansas?

Coal production in Arkansas was 42,738 short tons in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 13.5% from 2016. That is the 24th highest of 24 states in 2017.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Energy Information Administration. Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest coal production in Arkansas?

133,347 short tons in 2011, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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