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Coal production in Colorado

Coal production in Colorado was 12,391,325 short tons in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 0.2% from 2023.

2024, short tons12,391,325
Change on 2023+0.2%
Series high39,870,0972004
Series low10,056,3342020

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Coal production in Colorado, 2001 to 2024

10M20M30M40M20012005200920132017202120242001: 33,371,705 short tons2002: 35,103,060 short tons2003: 35,831,185 short tons2004: 39,870,097 short tons2005: 38,509,970 short tons2006: 36,321,783 short tons2007: 36,383,903 short tons2008: 32,028,460 short tons2009: 28,267,207 short tons2010: 25,162,526 short tons2011: 26,889,632 short tons2012: 28,566,094 short tons2013: 24,236,286 short tons2014: 24,007,495 short tons2015: 18,878,915 short tons2016: 12,634,136 short tons2017: 15,046,510 short tons2018: 14,025,508 short tons2019: 12,868,122 short tons2020: 10,056,334 short tons2021: 11,874,792 short tons2022: 12,792,903 short tons2023: 12,371,195 short tons2024: 12,391,325 short tons10M20M30M40M20012009201720242001: 33,371,705 short tons2002: 35,103,060 short tons2003: 35,831,185 short tons2004: 39,870,097 short tons2005: 38,509,970 short tons2006: 36,321,783 short tons2007: 36,383,903 short tons2008: 32,028,460 short tons2009: 28,267,207 short tons2010: 25,162,526 short tons2011: 26,889,632 short tons2012: 28,566,094 short tons2013: 24,236,286 short tons2014: 24,007,495 short tons2015: 18,878,915 short tons2016: 12,634,136 short tons2017: 15,046,510 short tons2018: 14,025,508 short tons2019: 12,868,122 short tons2020: 10,056,334 short tons2021: 11,874,792 short tons2022: 12,792,903 short tons2023: 12,371,195 short tons2024: 12,391,325 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 24 values
Periodshort tons
202412,391,325
202312,371,195
202212,792,903
202111,874,792
202010,056,334
201912,868,122
201814,025,508
201715,046,510
201612,634,136
201518,878,915
201424,007,495
201324,236,286
201228,566,094
201126,889,632
201025,162,526
200928,267,207
200832,028,460
200736,383,903
200636,321,783
200538,509,970
200439,870,097
200335,831,185
200235,103,060
200133,371,705

Compared with United States

Place2024
Colorado12,391,325
United States512,540,324

Colorado compared with nearby places

Alabama: 14,382,365 short tonsAlaska: 1,003,565 short tonsColorado: 12,391,325 short tonsIllinois: 34,230,307 short tonsIndiana: 20,147,124 short tonsKentucky: 24,308,599 short tonsLouisiana: 264,374 short tonsMaryland: 1,320,929 short tonsMississippi: 2,041,402 short tonsMissouri: 147,314 short tonsMontana: 26,983,458 short tonsNew Mexico: 7,198,771 short tonsNorth Dakota: 25,414,668 short tonsOhio: 1,795,099 short tonsOklahoma: 118 short tonsPennsylvania: 40,596,563 short tonsTexas: 12,296,514 short tonsUtah: 7,419,699 short tonsVirginia: 9,749,858 short tonsWest Virginia: 79,532,981 short tonsWyoming: 190,730,914 short tons
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Coal production, 2024, short tons. Colorado 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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APA 7

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, Colorado, 2001 to 2024) [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, Colorado, 2001 to 2024. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 28 Sept. 2026, https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production/colorado. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, Colorado, 2001 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production/colorado.

Harvard

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, Colorado, 2001 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production/colorado (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{energy_coal_production_colorado_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Energy Information Administration}},
  title = {{Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A): Coal production, Colorado, 2001 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production/colorado. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the coal production in Colorado?

Coal production in Colorado was 12,391,325 short tons in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 0.2% from 2023.

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 Colorado?

39,870,097 short tons in 2004, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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