The market value of the United States coal mining industry steadily decreased over the period from 2010 to 2021. As of July 2021, the U.S. coal mining industry's market value amounted to 18.26 billion U.S. dollars. This was a stark decrease compared to the market value in 2010, which was 46.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Coal is a brownish-black mineral, consisting of carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is a fossil fuel formed by decaying organic matter over long periods of time. It is predominantly used for energy generation, mostly electricity.
Market value of coal mining in the United States from 2010 to 2021, with a forecast for 2022
(in million U.S. dollars)
*Forecast as of July 2021.
This statistic has been assembled using several update editions of the press release. Figures for the preceding ten years are restated with each update.
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