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Coal production in Kentucky

Coal production in Kentucky was 24,308,599 short tons in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 14.2% from 2023.

2024, short tons24,308,599
Change on 2023-14.2%
Series high133,834,3742001
Series low24,245,0382020

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Coal production in Kentucky, 2001 to 2024

025M50M75M100M125M150M20012005200920132017202120242001: 133,834,374 short tons2002: 124,141,999 short tons2003: 112,805,618 short tons2004: 114,243,649 short tons2005: 119,733,923 short tons2006: 120,847,953 short tons2007: 115,280,302 short tons2008: 120,322,708 short tons2009: 107,338,054 short tons2010: 104,960,118 short tons2011: 108,766,150 short tons2012: 90,861,804 short tons2013: 80,379,779 short tons2014: 77,334,723 short tons2015: 61,424,961 short tons2016: 42,867,898 short tons2017: 41,784,412 short tons2018: 39,567,024 short tons2019: 36,005,701 short tons2020: 24,245,038 short tons2021: 26,425,787 short tons2022: 28,526,558 short tons2023: 28,346,168 short tons2024: 24,308,599 short tons050M100M150M20012009201720242001: 133,834,374 short tons2002: 124,141,999 short tons2003: 112,805,618 short tons2004: 114,243,649 short tons2005: 119,733,923 short tons2006: 120,847,953 short tons2007: 115,280,302 short tons2008: 120,322,708 short tons2009: 107,338,054 short tons2010: 104,960,118 short tons2011: 108,766,150 short tons2012: 90,861,804 short tons2013: 80,379,779 short tons2014: 77,334,723 short tons2015: 61,424,961 short tons2016: 42,867,898 short tons2017: 41,784,412 short tons2018: 39,567,024 short tons2019: 36,005,701 short tons2020: 24,245,038 short tons2021: 26,425,787 short tons2022: 28,526,558 short tons2023: 28,346,168 short tons2024: 24,308,599 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
202424,308,599
202328,346,168
202228,526,558
202126,425,787
202024,245,038
201936,005,701
201839,567,024
201741,784,412
201642,867,898
201561,424,961
201477,334,723
201380,379,779
201290,861,804
2011108,766,150
2010104,960,118
2009107,338,054
2008120,322,708
2007115,280,302
2006120,847,953
2005119,733,923
2004114,243,649
2003112,805,618
2002124,141,999
2001133,834,374

Compared with United States

Place2024
Kentucky24,308,599
United States512,540,324

Kentucky 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. Kentucky 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, Kentucky, 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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky. 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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky.

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

BibTeX
@misc{energy_coal_production_kentucky_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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky. 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 Kentucky?

Coal production in Kentucky was 24,308,599 short tons in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 14.2% 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 Kentucky?

133,834,374 short tons in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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