Coal production: Brown coal: Lignite (thousand metric tons) - United States - Yearly - UN
This series is part of the dataset: Coal production by country and quality (UN)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the production of lignite stood at 31,640.62 thousand metric tons in 2024, compared to 37,082.00 in 2023. This represents a reduction of 14.67 percent.
Sample. In this yearly series, there are 35 data points in total. The time range covered by the series goes from December 1990 to December 2024.
History. Take a look at a few statistics computed on the entire sample: production recorded a maximum of 81,703.00 thousand metric tons in 1992; it recorded a bottom of 31,640.62 in 2024; it was equal on average to 68,147.16.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand metric tons |
|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | 43115.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 37082.0 |
| 2024-12-31 | 31640.615 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Lignite production |
| Country or region | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Unit | Thousand metric tons |
| Source | United Nations Statistics Division |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Freely usable and distributable subject to conditions |
| Measure type | Level |
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