The United States consumed 9.2 exajoules worth of coal in 2020. During the period in consideration, figures presented a trend of decline, dropping by 12.5 exajoules. According to the source, the data only include solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal.
Coal consumption in the United States from 1998 to 2020*
(in exajoules)
* According to the source, the data only include commercial solid fuels, i.e. bituminous coal and anthracite (hard coal), and lignite and brown (sub-bituminous) coal. Excludes coal converted to liquid or gaseous fuels, but includes coal consumed in transformation processes.
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