Coal

Over 90 percent of Great Lakes coal is “steam coal”, which is used to make electricity. Generally, the rest is metallurgical or “met coal” used for steel production.

Annual 2020-2025 and Long-term Average (net tons)

Coal 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Average 2020-2024
Lake Superior 4,930,728 7,268,985 6,160,250 5,367,531 5,173,375 4,356,393 5,780,174
Lake Michigan 560,057 827,962 878,467 803,237 842,896 1,457,199 782,524
Lake Erie 1,764,650 2,255,738 2,262,121 2,230,065 1,318,754 643,912 1,966,266
7,255,435 10,352,685 9,300,838 8,400,833 7,335,025 6,457,504 8,528,963

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