In 2022, coal consumption in the United States reached 512.64 million short tons. The year prior, annual coal consumption saw an increase for the first time in several years, with consumption of the fossil fuel amounting to 545.67 million short tons. Before this, the U.S. had 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 2022
(in million short tons)
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (October 1, 2023). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, 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 2022 (in million short tons)." Chart. October 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2023). Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 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 2022 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2023, 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 2022 (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Coal consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in million short tons) [Graph], EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), October 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/