Coal production in United States
Coal production in the United States was 512,540,324 short tons in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 11.3% from 2023.
Coal production in United States, 2001 to 2024
All 24 values
| Period | short tons |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 512,540,324 |
| 2023 | 577,954,017 |
| 2022 | 594,155,282 |
| 2021 | 577,431,278 |
| 2020 | 535,434,354 |
| 2019 | 706,309,263 |
| 2018 | 756,167,095 |
| 2017 | 774,609,357 |
| 2016 | 728,364,498 |
| 2015 | 896,940,563 |
| 2014 | 1,000,048,758 |
| 2013 | 984,841,779 |
| 2012 | 1,016,458,418 |
| 2011 | 1,095,627,536 |
| 2010 | 1,084,368,148 |
| 2009 | 1,074,923,392 |
| 2008 | 1,171,808,669 |
| 2007 | 1,146,635,345 |
| 2006 | 1,162,749,659 |
| 2005 | 1,131,498,099 |
| 2004 | 1,112,098,870 |
| 2003 | 1,071,752,573 |
| 2002 | 1,094,283,061 |
| 2001 | 1,127,688,806 |
Rankings
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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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, United States, 2001 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/
MLA 9
Aggregate coal mine production, all coal, by state, annual, short tons (COAL.PRODUCTION.TOT-<state>-TOT.A), Coal production, United States, 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/united-states. 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, United States, 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/united-states.
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, United States, 2001 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/browser/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/coal-production/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{energy_coal_production_united_states_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, United States, 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/united-states. 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.},
}
RIS
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What is the coal production in United States?
Coal production in the United States was 512,540,324 short tons in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 11.3% 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 United States?
1,171,808,669 short tons in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.