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Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day) in United States

United States: Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day) was 0.0059 short tons per capita per day in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0059 short tons per capita per day
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0113 short tons per capita per day
in 1990
All-time low
0.0059 short tons per capita per day
in 2019
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily coal consumption in United States, 1980–2019

00.0030.0050.0070.010.0131980199920191980: 0.01 short tons per capita per day1981: 0.01 short tons per capita per day1982: 0.01 short tons per capita per day1983: 0.009 short tons per capita per day1984: 0.01 short tons per capita per day1985: 0.01 short tons per capita per day1986: 0.01 short tons per capita per day1987: 0.01 short tons per capita per day1988: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1989: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1990: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1991: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1992: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1993: 0.01 short tons per capita per day1994: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1995: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1996: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1997: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1998: 0.011 short tons per capita per day1999: 0.011 short tons per capita per day2000: 0.01 short tons per capita per day2001: 0.011 short tons per capita per day2002: 0.01 short tons per capita per day2003: 0.01 short tons per capita per day2004: 0.01 short tons per capita per day2005: 0.01 short tons per capita per day2006: 0.011 short tons per capita per day2007: 0.01 short tons per capita per day2008: 0.011 short tons per capita per day2009: 0.01 short tons per capita per day2010: 0.01 short tons per capita per day2011: 0.01 short tons per capita per day2012: 0.009 short tons per capita per day2013: 0.009 short tons per capita per day2014: 0.009 short tons per capita per day2015: 0.008 short tons per capita per day2016: 0.006 short tons per capita per day2017: 0.007 short tons per capita per day2018: 0.006 short tons per capita per day2019: 0.006 short tons per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in short tons per capita per day.

Analysis

United States recorded 0.0059 short tons per capita per day for per capita daily coal consumption in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily coal consumption in United States peaked at 0.0113 short tons per capita per day in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 short tons per capita per day, in 2019.

United States ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day) in United States, year by year

Year short tons per capita per day Change
1980 0.01 short tons per capita per day —
1981 0.0098 short tons per capita per day -1.7%
1982 0.0099 short tons per capita per day +0.8%
1983 0.0092 short tons per capita per day -7.5%
1984 0.0104 short tons per capita per day +13.6%
1985 0.0102 short tons per capita per day -2.2%
1986 0.0102 short tons per capita per day -0.2%
1987 0.0104 short tons per capita per day +2.3%
1988 0.0106 short tons per capita per day +2.5%
1989 0.0109 short tons per capita per day +2.2%
1990 0.0113 short tons per capita per day +3.8%
1991 0.0108 short tons per capita per day -4.5%
1992 0.0107 short tons per capita per day -1.2%
1993 0.01 short tons per capita per day -6.5%
1994 0.0108 short tons per capita per day +8.0%
1995 0.0106 short tons per capita per day -1.2%
1996 0.0108 short tons per capita per day +1.8%
1997 0.011 short tons per capita per day +1.2%
1998 0.0111 short tons per capita per day +1.3%
1999 0.0108 short tons per capita per day -2.7%
2000 0.0104 short tons per capita per day -3.5%
2001 0.0108 short tons per capita per day +4.0%
2002 0.0104 short tons per capita per day -3.9%
2003 0.0101 short tons per capita per day -2.9%
2004 0.0104 short tons per capita per day +2.8%
2005 0.0105 short tons per capita per day +0.8%
2006 0.0107 short tons per capita per day +1.8%
2007 0.0104 short tons per capita per day -2.3%
2008 0.0106 short tons per capita per day +1.2%
2009 0.0096 short tons per capita per day -9.1%
2010 0.0096 short tons per capita per day +0.0%
2011 0.0096 short tons per capita per day +0.3%
2012 0.0089 short tons per capita per day -7.9%
2013 0.0085 short tons per capita per day -3.8%
2014 0.0086 short tons per capita per day +0.8%
2015 0.0077 short tons per capita per day -11.0%
2016 0.0062 short tons per capita per day -19.4%
2017 0.0065 short tons per capita per day +5.7%
2018 0.0063 short tons per capita per day -2.9%
2019 0.0059 short tons per capita per day -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0102 short tons per capita per day 0.0092 short tons per capita per day 0.0109 short tons per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0108 short tons per capita per day 0.01 short tons per capita per day 0.0113 short tons per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0104 short tons per capita per day 0.0096 short tons per capita per day 0.0108 short tons per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0078 short tons per capita per day 0.0059 short tons per capita per day 0.0096 short tons per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0064 short tons per capita per day compare
  2. 14 Indonesia 0.0062 short tons per capita per day compare
  3. 15 Laos 0.0059 short tons per capita per day compare
  4. 17 Colombia 0.0049 short tons per capita per day compare
  5. 18 Canada 0.0048 short tons per capita per day compare
  6. 19 Germany 0.0048 short tons per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily coal consumption in United States?
Per capita daily coal consumption in United States was 0.0059 short tons per capita per day in 2019, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily coal consumption recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.0113 short tons per capita per day in 1990.
What is the lowest per capita daily coal consumption recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 short tons per capita per day in 2019.
How does United States rank for per capita daily coal consumption?
United States ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily coal consumption rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day)
Unit
short tons per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,302 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.