Coal production has dropped 50% since 2008

In 2023, coal comprised 11.5% of US energy production. Coal was the top energy source from 1984 to 2010. Since then, production fell 50% from 2008 to 2023. Coal production hasn’t been at 2020–2023 lows since the early 1960s.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has attributed the drop in coal production to reduced demand and increased competition with other energy sources, such as natural gas. Electricity demand during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a brief increase of coal production in 2021. Since then, coal production has not returned to previous levels of the nineties and aughts.

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