This statistic represents the annual coal consumption in the United States between 2006 and 2018. In 2018, about 687 million short tons of coal were consumed in the U.S. Here, coal was used to produce around 1,146 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in 2018.
Consumption of coal in the U.S. from 2006 to 2018
(in million short tons)
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EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (April 1, 2019). Consumption of coal in the U.S. from 2006 to 2018 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Consumption of coal in the U.S. from 2006 to 2018 (in million short tons)." Chart. April 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). (2019). Consumption of coal in the U.S. from 2006 to 2018 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). "Consumption of Coal in The U.S. from 2006 to 2018 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/
EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration), Consumption of coal in the U.S. from 2006 to 2018 (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243934/coal-consumption-in-the-united-states/ (last visited April 02, 2020)
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