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Posted March 25, 2026

U.S. coke production and consumption have declined more than 75% since 1980 ›

annual U.S. coke production and consumption

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Coal Report and Quarterly Coal Report
Note: The 2025 data points are annualized using the first three quarters of 2025 data from the most recent Quarterly Coal Report.

The United States produced 10 million short tons (MMst) of coke used in steel manufacturing in 2025, a drop of 78% from 1980 when it produced 46 MMst, according to EIA’s most recent Annual Coal Report and Quarterly Coal Report. Similarly, we estimate the United States consumed 9.3 MMst of coke in 2025 compared with 41 MMst in 1980, a decline of 77%, by annualizing the first three quarters of data from the most recent Quarterly Coal Report.

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