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The United States produced 47.5 million short tons of lignite in 2022. It was the fourth year in a row that U.S. lignite production output declined. The greatest amounts of lignite were mined in the 1990's, peaking at 90 million short tons in 1992.

Lignite production in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in short tons)

Characteristic	Production in short tons
2022	47,526,121
2021	47,364,090
2020	49,364,584
2019	53,191,887
2018	57,037,552
2017	67,674,760
2016	71,309,951
2015	70,857,085
2014	79,487,116
2013	77,228,703
2012	78,927,292
2011	81,101,129
2010	78,230,494
2009	72,478,549
2008	75,683,638
2007	78,584,915
2006	84,248,267
2005	83,941,728
2004	83,539,698
2003	86,366,464
2002	82,459,406
2001	80,043,399
2000	85,560,584
1999	87,217,912
1998	85,766,784
1997	86,341,244
1996	88,055,815
1995	86,499,740
1994	88,081,000
1993	89,549,000
1992	90,062,000
1991	86,514,000
1990	88,090,000
1989	86,439,000
1988	85,101,000
1987	78,427,000
1986	76,354,000
1985	72,422,000
1984	63,070,000
1983	58,349,000
1982	52,411,000
1981	50,673,000
1980	47,160,000
1979	42,545,000
1978	34,350,000
1977	28,238,000
1976	25,480,000
1975	19,817,000
1974	15,477,000
1973	14,273,000
1972	10,997,000
1971	8,697,000
1970	8,040,000

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October 2023

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1970 to 2022

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