# Coal production in Arkansas

Coal production in Arkansas was 42,738 short tons in 2017. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

- Indicator id: `coal_production_short_tons`
- Place id: `us-state-05`
- Unit: short tons
- 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.
- 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.
- Source: 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/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-energy-information-administration
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, attribution requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production/arkansas
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=coal_production_short_tons&place=us-state-05

| Period | short tons |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 42,738 |
| 2016 | 49,415 |
| 2015 | 91,462 |
| 2014 | 93,989 |
| 2013 | 58,578 |
| 2012 | 98,121 |
| 2011 | 133,347 |
| 2010 | 32,301 |
| 2009 | 4,638 |
| 2008 | 69,181 |
| 2007 | 82,677 |
| 2006 | 22,752 |
| 2005 | 2,563 |
| 2004 | 7,328 |
| 2003 | 7,564 |
| 2002 | 13,783 |
| 2001 | 14,362 |