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 2015 was 34.23%, a 5.42% decline from 2014.
- U.S. coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 39.65%, a 0.29% decline from 2013.
- U.S. coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 39.94%, a 1.46% increase from 2012.
- U.S. coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 38.48%, a 4.87% decline from 2011.
| U.S. Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 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% |
