U.S. Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- U.S. coal usage/consumption for 2022 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2021.
- U.S. coal usage/consumption for 2021 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2020.
- U.S. coal usage/consumption for 2020 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2019.
- U.S. coal usage/consumption for 2019 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2018.
| U.S. Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % of Electricity from Coal | Annual Change |
| 2022 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 0.00% | -34.23% |
| 2015 | 34.23% | -5.42% |
| 2014 | 39.65% | -0.29% |
| 2013 | 39.94% | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 38.48% | -4.87% |
| 2011 | 43.35% | -2.45% |
| 2010 | 45.80% | 0.36% |
| 2009 | 45.44% | -3.67% |
| 2008 | 49.10% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 48.99% | -0.78% |
| 2006 | 49.77% | -0.68% |
| 2005 | 50.46% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 50.40% | -0.98% |
| 2003 | 51.38% | 0.72% |
| 2002 | 50.66% | -0.98% |
| 2001 | 51.63% | -1.26% |
| 2000 | 52.90% | 0.78% |
| 1999 | 52.12% | -0.62% |
| 1998 | 52.74% | -1.07% |
| 1997 | 53.81% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 52.72% | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 51.50% | -1.02% |
| 1994 | 52.52% | -0.89% |
| 1993 | 53.40% | 0.16% |
| 1992 | 53.24% | 0.64% |
| 1991 | 52.60% | -0.47% |
| 1990 | 53.07% | -1.05% |
| 1989 | 54.12% | -3.56% |
| 1988 | 57.68% | 0.04% |
| 1987 | 57.64% | 1.47% |
| 1986 | 56.17% | -1.05% |
| 1985 | 57.22% | 1.17% |
| 1984 | 56.05% | 1.01% |
| 1983 | 55.04% | 1.36% |
| 1982 | 53.68% | 0.85% |
| 1981 | 52.83% | 1.62% |
| 1980 | 51.20% | 3.54% |
| 1979 | 47.67% | 3.66% |
| 1978 | 44.01% | -2.11% |
| 1977 | 46.11% | -0.06% |
| 1976 | 46.17% | 1.88% |
| 1975 | 44.30% | 0.12% |
| 1974 | 44.18% | -1.99% |
| 1973 | 46.16% | 1.60% |
| 1972 | 44.57% | -0.22% |
| 1971 | 44.79% | -1.60% |
| 1970 | 46.39% | -3.06% |
| 1969 | 49.45% | -2.61% |
| 1968 | 52.06% | -0.39% |
| 1967 | 52.45% | -1.65% |
| 1966 | 54.10% | -0.53% |
| 1965 | 54.63% | 0.61% |
| 1964 | 54.02% | -0.37% |
| 1963 | 54.39% | 1.14% |
| 1962 | 53.25% | -0.48% |
| 1961 | 53.73% | -0.18% |
| 1960 | 53.91% | -0.18% |