Total coal consumption fell 13.0% to 798,155 kt in the USA in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total coal consumption in the USA reached an all time high of 1,127,998 kt in 2007 and an all time low of 702,730 kt in 1980. When compared to USA's main peers, total coal consumption in Canada amounted to 46,297 kt, 4,376,326 kt in China, 210,734 kt in Japan and 24,251 kt in Mexico in 2015.
USA has been ranked 3rd within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total coal consumption, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Coal Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | kt | 158,349 | 148,601 | 145,301 | 139,312 | 130,711 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | kt | 53,943 | 55,661 | 51,471 | 47,395 | 46,447 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 3,320,623 | 3,847,153 | 4,287,557 | 4,538,507 | 4,678,490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | 324 | 542 | 548 | 631 | 632 | ||||||||||||
| Honduras | kt | 189 | 118 | 125 | 121 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 687,032 | 735,965 | 770,315 | 841,320 | 837,899 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 181,497 | 195,959 | 189,619 | 197,483 | 209,934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 17,910 | 25,565 | 28,430 | 25,278 | 25,580 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 204,083 | 235,307 | 244,615 | 256,226 | 229,820 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 114,150 | 133,411 | 143,300 | 138,891 | 135,448 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 997,478 | 1,048,514 | 1,002,948 | 889,185 | 924,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 53,274 | 56,574 | 56,776 | 70,593 | 66,154 |
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