Bituminous hard coal has historically been the most produced coal type in the United States. Growing from just 98,000 metric tons produced in 1800, total coal output reached over 800 million metric tons by 1985. Hard coal was mined more than any other coal type.
Coal production in the United States from 1800 to 1985, by type
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Bituminous
Anthracite
Hard coal*
Brown coal*
1985**
-
4,300
731,600
65,700
1980**
-
5,500
704,900
42,300
1975**
-
5,600
570,300
18,000
1970
-
8,826
541,562
5,409
1965
-
13,466
461,797
2,761
1960
-
17,071
374,455
2,491
1955
-
23,773
418,636
2,872
1950
-
39,986
465,332
3,057
1945
-
49,835
521,584
2,421
1940
-
46,706
415,339
2,666
1935
-
47,318
335,316
2,495
1930
424,133
62,945
-
-
1925
471,784
56,079
-
-
1920
515,886
80,282
-
-
1915
401,542
80,735
-
-
1910
378,397
76,644
-
-
1905
285,820
70,452
-
-
1900
192,610
52,043
-
-
1895
122,577
52,616
-
-
1890
100,972
42,156
-
-
1885
65,111
34,778
-
-
1880
46,046
25,991
-
-
1875
29,626
20,975
-
-
1870
18,571
18,106
-
-
1865
11,203
10,956
-
-
1860
8,216
9,965
-
-
1855
6,843
7,808
-
-
1850
3,655
3,925
-
-
1840
1,220
1,024
-
-
1835
961
689
-
-
1830
586
213
-
-
1825
396
-
-
-
1820
299
4
-
-
1815
230
2
-
-
1810
160
2
-
-
1805
132
-
-
-
1800
98
-
-
-
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Macmillan Publishers. (August 31, 1993). Coal production in the United States from 1800 to 1985, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199073/us-coal-output-historical/
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Macmillan Publishers. (1993). Coal production in the United States from 1800 to 1985, by type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199073/us-coal-output-historical/
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