In 2023, coal consumption in the United States reached 425.9 million short tons, a decrease when compared to the previous year. The U.S. has been steadily reducing its reliance on coal for electricity generation, with natural gas having surpassed coal as the largest source for power production in the country.
Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023
(in million short tons)
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (March 27, 2024). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in million short tons)." Chart. March 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2024). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Coal Consumption in The United States from 2006 to 2023 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in million short tons) [Graph], EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), March 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
