largest consumer of coal worldwide, following China and India.
Imports of coal into the United States amounted to 5.39 million short tons in 2021. The import volume has seen a net declined since 2006, with figures having peaked in 2007, at 36.35 million short tons. The U.S. is the third Coal imports into the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons)
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EIA. (April 1, 2022). Coal imports into the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243997/coal-imports-into-the-united-states/
EIA. "Coal imports into the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons)." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243997/coal-imports-into-the-united-states/
EIA. (2022). Coal imports into the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243997/coal-imports-into-the-united-states/
EIA. "Coal Imports into The United States from 2006 to 2021 (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243997/coal-imports-into-the-united-states/
EIA, Coal imports into the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243997/coal-imports-into-the-united-states/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Coal imports into the United States from 2006 to 2021 (in million short tons) [Graph], EIA, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243997/coal-imports-into-the-united-states/