North America coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 30.93%, a 4.73% decline from 2014.
North America coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 35.66%, a 0.23% decline from 2013.
North America coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 35.88%, a 1.09% increase from 2012.
North America coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 34.79%, a 4.5% decline from 2011.
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.