The United States produced 40.9 million short tons of lignite in 2023. It was the fourth year in a row that U.S. lignite production output declined. The greatest amounts of lignite were mined in the 1990's, peaking at 90 million short tons in 1992.
Lignite production in the United States from 1970 to 2023
(in short tons)
Characteristic
Production in short tons
2023
40,875,507
2022
47,526,121
2021
47,364,090
2020
49,364,584
2019
53,191,887
2018
57,037,552
2017
67,674,760
2016
71,309,951
2015
70,857,085
2014
79,487,116
2013
77,228,703
2012
78,927,292
2011
81,101,129
2010
78,230,494
2009
72,478,549
2008
75,683,638
2007
78,584,915
2006
84,248,267
2005
83,941,728
2004
83,539,698
2003
86,366,464
2002
82,459,406
2001
80,043,399
2000
85,560,584
1999
87,217,912
1998
85,766,784
1997
86,341,244
1996
88,055,815
1995
86,499,740
1994
88,081,000
1993
89,549,000
1992
90,062,000
1991
86,514,000
1990
88,090,000
1989
86,439,000
1988
85,101,000
1987
78,427,000
1986
76,354,000
1985
72,422,000
1984
63,070,000
1983
58,349,000
1982
52,411,000
1981
50,673,000
1980
47,160,000
1979
42,545,000
1978
34,350,000
1977
28,238,000
1976
25,480,000
1975
19,817,000
1974
15,477,000
1973
14,273,000
1972
10,997,000
1971
8,697,000
1970
8,040,000
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EIA. (October 30, 2024). Lignite production in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267893/lignite-production-in-the-us-since-1990/
EIA. "Lignite production in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in short tons)." Chart. October 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267893/lignite-production-in-the-us-since-1990/
EIA. (2024). Lignite production in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267893/lignite-production-in-the-us-since-1990/
EIA. "Lignite Production in The United States from 1970 to 2023 (in Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267893/lignite-production-in-the-us-since-1990/
EIA, Lignite production in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267893/lignite-production-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Lignite production in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in short tons) [Graph], EIA, October 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267893/lignite-production-in-the-us-since-1990/
