Coal production, annual growth rate in United States of America
United States of America: Coal production, annual growth rate was 4.13 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
4.13 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 141.4%
World rank
22nd
of 85 countries
All-time high
37.94 % change on previous year
in 1923
All-time low
-26.67 % change on previous year
in 1949
Years of data
125
1901–2025
Coal production, annual growth rate in United States of America, 1901–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal production, annual growth rate in United States of America is 4.13 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 141.4% on the previous year and up 135.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production, annual growth rate in United States of America peaked at 37.94 % change on previous year in 1923 and was at its lowest, -26.67 % change on previous year, in 1949.
That places United States of America 22nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production, annual growth rate in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 8.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1902 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 1903 | 16.78 % change on previous year | +287.5% |
| 1904 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 1905 | 11.63 % change on previous year | -850.0% |
| 1906 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 1907 | 15.99 % change on previous year | +192.9% |
| 1908 | -13.43 % change on previous year | -184.0% |
| 1909 | 10.81 % change on previous year | -180.5% |
| 1910 | 8.85 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1911 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1912 | 7.67 % change on previous year | -836.6% |
| 1913 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1914 | -9.9 % change on previous year | -249.1% |
| 1915 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 1916 | 11 % change on previous year | +213.8% |
| 1917 | 10.39 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1918 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 1919 | -18.32 % change on previous year | -543.2% |
| 1920 | 18.83 % change on previous year | -202.8% |
| 1921 | -23.07 % change on previous year | -222.5% |
| 1922 | -5.81 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1923 | 37.94 % change on previous year | -752.5% |
| 1924 | -13.12 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 1925 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1926 | 13.03 % change on previous year | +619.3% |
| 1927 | -9.11 % change on previous year | -169.9% |
| 1928 | -3.64 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1929 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -256.0% |
| 1930 | -11.81 % change on previous year | -307.9% |
| 1931 | -17.73 % change on previous year | +50.1% |
| 1932 | -18.6 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1933 | 6.57 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 1934 | 8.71 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 1935 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 1936 | 16.29 % change on previous year | +711.2% |
| 1937 | 0.7533 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1938 | -20.65 % change on previous year | -2840.7% |
| 1939 | 13.09 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 1940 | 14.75 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 1941 | 11.36 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1942 | 12.7 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1943 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 1944 | 4.98 % change on previous year | +312.1% |
| 1945 | -7.42 % change on previous year | -248.9% |
| 1946 | -5.6 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1947 | 15.67 % change on previous year | -379.7% |
| 1948 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1949 | -26.67 % change on previous year | +496.2% |
| 1950 | 16.55 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 1951 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 1952 | -11.95 % change on previous year | -510.1% |
| 1953 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -68.5% |
| 1954 | -13.81 % change on previous year | +266.4% |
| 1955 | 16.61 % change on previous year | -220.2% |
| 1956 | 7.81 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1957 | -2.26 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 1958 | -16.63 % change on previous year | +636.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2966 % change on previous year | -101.8% |
| 1960 | 0.4098 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 1961 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -858.6% |
| 1962 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -242.5% |
| 1963 | 8.51 % change on previous year | +92.1% |
| 1964 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1965 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1966 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1968 | -1.37 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 1969 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -288.3% |
| 1970 | 7.42 % change on previous year | +187.6% |
| 1971 | -9.31 % change on previous year | -225.5% |
| 1972 | 7.51 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 1973 | -0.5253 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1974 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -458.7% |
| 1975 | 7.38 % change on previous year | +291.7% |
| 1976 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1977 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1978 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -374.4% |
| 1979 | 18.28 % change on previous year | -453.2% |
| 1980 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1981 | -6.13 % change on previous year | -385.0% |
| 1982 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 1983 | -7.47 % change on previous year | -623.9% |
| 1984 | 14.34 % change on previous year | -291.9% |
| 1985 | -2 % change on previous year | -113.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9538 % change on previous year | -147.7% |
| 1987 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +239.4% |
| 1988 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 3 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5.28 % change on previous year | +75.8% |
| 1991 | -3.78 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2668 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1993 | -6.26 % change on previous year | -2447.4% |
| 1994 | 9.18 % change on previous year | -246.6% |
| 1995 | -0.3266 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 1996 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -1013.9% |
| 1997 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
| 1999 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -198.9% |
| 2000 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -248.6% |
| 2002 | -3.46 % change on previous year | -196.9% |
| 2003 | -2.81 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -222.2% |
| 2005 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 2006 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +78.8% |
| 2007 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -147.9% |
| 2008 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -222.4% |
| 2009 | -9.34 % change on previous year | -711.8% |
| 2010 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8312 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 2012 | -6.95 % change on previous year | -936.2% |
| 2013 | -3.27 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 2014 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 2015 | -11.53 % change on previous year | -911.0% |
| 2016 | -18.27 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 2017 | 6.53 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 2018 | -1.68 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 2019 | -7.21 % change on previous year | +330.1% |
| 2020 | -24.92 % change on previous year | +245.6% |
| 2021 | 8.34 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 2022 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 2023 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 2024 | -9.97 % change on previous year | +310.3% |
| 2025 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6.53 % change on previous year | -13.43 % change on previous year | 16.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | 2.29 % change on previous year | -18.32 % change on previous year | 11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.25 % change on previous year | -23.07 % change on previous year | 37.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.14 % change on previous year | -20.65 % change on previous year | 16.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.65 % change on previous year | -26.67 % change on previous year | 15.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4242 % change on previous year | -16.63 % change on previous year | 16.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.9 % change on previous year | -3.11 % change on previous year | 8.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.41 % change on previous year | -9.31 % change on previous year | 18.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 % change on previous year | -7.47 % change on previous year | 14.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.965 % change on previous year | -6.26 % change on previous year | 9.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6666 % change on previous year | -9.34 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.82 % change on previous year | -18.27 % change on previous year | 6.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.5 % change on previous year | -24.92 % change on previous year | 8.34 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production, annual growth rate in United States of America?
- Coal production, annual growth rate in United States of America was 4.13 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal production, annual growth rate recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 37.94 % change on previous year in 1923.
- What is the lowest coal production, annual growth rate recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.67 % change on previous year in 1949.
- How does United States of America rank for coal production, annual growth rate?
- United States of America ranks 22nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production, annual growth rate rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Coal production Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Coal production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.