Bituminous and lignite coal production (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Coal production (US)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, bituminous and lignite coal production stood at 9,993 thousand short tons on 26 September 2026, compared to 9,975 on 19 September. This represents a rise of 0.18 percent.
Sample. In this weekly time series, there are 717 observations overall. The time span covered by the series is from January 2013 to September 2026.
History. Here are some summary statistics we computed on the entire sample: coal production reached its minimum of 8,058 thousand short tons on 13 April 2024; it reached its maximum of 20,764 on 31 August 2013; it averaged 13,289.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand short tons |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-12 | 9,756.12 |
| 2026-09-19 | 9,975.19 |
| 2026-09-26 | 9,992.96 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Bituminous and lignite coal production |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Thousand short tons |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
Series in the same data set
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United States
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal production (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |
| Bituminous and lignite coal production (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 717 | 2013-01-05 | 2026-09-26 |
| Anthracite coal production (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |
Regions
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal production in the Appalachian region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |
| Coal production in the Interior region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |
| Coal production in the Western region (thousand short tons) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 2230 | 1984-01-07 | 2026-09-26 |