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Coal energy primary consumption in the United States by sector 1990-2017

Coal energy primary consumption in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017, by sector (in trillion British thermal units)

The data depicts the primary consumption of energy derived from coal in the U.S. between 1990 and 2017, with a breakdown by sector. In 2017, around 20 trillion British thermal units of energy were consumed in the United States commercial sector. According to the source, the small amounts of coal consumed for transportation are reported as industrial sector consumption.

1990 16261 2756 124 31
1995 17466 2488 117 17
2000 20220 2256 92 11
2005 20737 1954 97 8
2006 20462 1914 65 6
2007 20808 1865 70 8
2008 20513 1796 81 0
2009 18225 1392 73 0
2010 19133 1631 70 0
2011 18035 1561 62 0
2012 15821 1513 44 0
2013 16451 1546 41 0
2014 16427 1530 40 0
2015 14138 1380 31 0
2016 12966 1205 24 0
2017 12732 1244 20 0