Coal in the U.S. [2015]

Coal in the U.S. [2015] Last Modified: 24-Mar-2017 3:20 AM
  • 897 million tonnes
    Production, a decline of 10.3% over 2014.
  • 65,971
    Average number of employees, a decline of 12% over 2014.
  • 724 million tonnes
    Consumption across all sectors, a decline of 13.1%.
  • 216 million tonnes
    Coal stocks at the end of the year across the U.S., 20.6% higher than at the same time in 2014.
  • 177 million tonnes
    Electric power coal stocks at the end of year across all power stations in the U.S., 29% higher than at the same time in 2014. This is the highest year-ending stocks on record.