| U.S. Coal Production and Consumption http://www.eia.gov/coal/data.cfm#summary (Monthly Excel File) |
| Note: A short ton is 2000 lbs, A long ton is 2240 lbs. |
| Note: The average emission rates in the United States from coal-fired generation are: 2,249 lbs/MWh of carbon dioxide, 13 lbs/MWh of sulfur dioxide, and 6 lbs/MWh of nitrogen oxides |
| http://www.epa.gov/cleanrgy/emissions.htm |
| Last Updated in June 2018 |
| *Different types of coal contain different amounts of energy |
| Year | Year After 1970 | Total U.S. Coal Production (Thousdand Short Tons) | Total U.S Coal Consumption (Thousand Short Tons) |
| 1970 | 0 | 612661 | 523230.708 |
| 1971 | 1 | 560919 | 501574.619 |
| 1972 | 2 | 602492 | 524262.778 |
| 1973 | 3 | 598568 | 562583.603 |
| 1974 | 4 | 610023 | 558401.8 |
| 1975 | 5 | 654641 | 562640.432 |
| 1976 | 6 | 684913 | 603789.974 |
| 1977 | 7 | 697205 | 625290.963 |
| 1978 | 8 | 670164 | 625224.827 |
| 1979 | 9 | 781134 | 680524.248 |
| 1980 | 10 | 829700 | 702729.735 |
| 1981 | 11 | 823775 | 732626.833 |
| 1982 | 12 | 838112 | 706910.644 |
| 1983 | 13 | 782091 | 736672.312 |
| 1984 | 14 | 895920.767 | 791295.693 |
| 1985 | 15 | 883638.117 | 818048.659 |
| 1986 | 16 | 890314.708 | 804230.968 |
| 1987 | 17 | 918762.162 | 836940.592 |
| 1988 | 18 | 950265.278 | 883641.806 |
| 1989 | 19 | 980728.79 | 894999.882 |
| 1990 | 20 | 1029075.527 | 904497.568 |
| 1991 | 21 | 995983.881 | 899226.805 |
| 1992 | 22 | 997544.933 | 907654.798 |
| 1993 | 23 | 945424.288 | 944081.285 |
| 1994 | 24 | 1033504.288 | 951285.901 |
| 1995 | 25 | 1032973.77 | 962103.776 |
| 1996 | 26 | 1063855.51 | 1006320.771 |
| 1997 | 27 | 1089931.782 | 1029544.455 |
| 1998 | 28 | 1117535.16 | 1037102.816 |
| 1999 | 29 | 1100431.43 | 1038646.542 |
| 2000 | 30 | 1073611.56 | 1084094.875 |
| 2001 | 31 | 1127688.806 | 1060145.532 |
| 2002 | 32 | 1094283.044 | 1066354.574 |
| 2003 | 33 | 1071752.573 | 1094860.841 |
| 2004 | 34 | 1112098.87 | 1107254.537 |
| 2005 | 35 | 1131498.099 | 1125977.611 |
| 2006 | 36 | 1162749.659 | 1112291.762 |
| 2007 | 37 | 1146635.345 | 1127998.13 |
| 2008 | 38 | 1171808.669 | 1120548.444 |
| 2009 | 39 | 1074923.392 | 997477.607 |
| 2010 | 40 | 1084368.148 | 1048513.717 |
| 2011 | 41 | 1095627.536 | 1002948.167 |
| 2012 | 42 | 1016458.418 | 889185.121 |
| 2013 | 43 | 984841.779 | 924441.815 |
| 2014 | 44 | 1000048.758 | 917731.478 |
| 2015 | 45 | 896940.563 | 798114.68 |
| 2016 | 46 | 728364.498 | 731070.69 |
| 2017 | 47 | 774118.253 | 716960.858 |