Coal production in the U.S. has fallen by large amounts in recent years as the fracking boom has made natural gas more affordable.
| Year | Total Coal Production |
| 1949 | 480570000 |
| 1950 | 1040958000 |
| 1951 | 1617293000 |
| 1952 | 2124717000 |
| 1953 | 2612956000 |
| 1954 | 3033745000 |
| 1955 | 3524583000 |
| 1956 | 4054357000 |
| 1957 | 4572399000 |
| 1958 | 5004016000 |
| 1959 | 5436693000 |
| 1960 | 5871022000 |
| 1961 | 6291445000 |
| 1962 | 6730488000 |
| 1963 | 7207683000 |
| 1964 | 7711865000 |
| 1965 | 8238819000 |
| 1966 | 8785641000 |
| 1967 | 9350523000 |
| 1968 | 9907229000 |
| 1969 | 10478207000 |
| 1970 | 11090868000 |
| 1971 | 11651787000 |
| 1972 | 12254279000 |
| 1973 | 12852847000 |
| 1974 | 13462870000 |
| 1975 | 14117511000 |
| 1976 | 14802424000 |
| 1977 | 15499629000 |
| 1978 | 16169793000 |
| 1979 | 16950927000 |
| 1980 | 17780627000 |
| 1981 | 18604402000 |
| 1982 | 19442514000 |
| 1983 | 20224605000 |
| 1984 | 21120525767 |
| 1985 | 22004163884 |
| 1986 | 22894478592 |
| 1987 | 23813240754 |
| 1988 | 24763506032 |
| 1989 | 25744234822 |
| 1990 | 26773310349 |
| 1991 | 27769294230 |
| 1992 | 28766839163 |
| 1993 | 29712263449 |
| 1994 | 30745767742 |
| 1995 | 31778741514 |
| 1996 | 32842597027 |
| 1997 | 33932528815 |
| 1998 | 35050063982 |
| 1999 | 36150495410 |
| 2000 | 37224106971 |
| 2001 | 38351795777 |
| 2002 | 39446078838 |
| 2003 | 40517831411 |
| 2004 | 41629930281 |
| 2005 | 42761428380 |
| 2006 | 43924178039 |
| 2007 | 45070813384 |
| 2008 | 46242622053 |
| 2009 | 47317545445 |
| 2010 | 48401913593 |
| 2011 | 49497541129 |
| 2012 | 50513999547 |
| 2013 | 51498841326 |
| 2014 | 52498890084 |
| 2015 | 53395830647 |
| 2016 | 54124195145 |
| 2017 | 54898804502 |
| 2018 | 55654971597 |
| 2019 | 56361280860 |
