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Natural Resources

United States Coal Production in Decline

Coal production in the United States totaled 739 million short tons (MMst) in 2016, a 17.5 percent decline from 2015. This is the lowest level of coal production since 1978, according to the . Nearly all coal produced in the United States is used to generate electricity.

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This chart shows the amount of coal sourced in the United States since 2001 (in million short tons)

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