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Dive into each indicator for Wyoming.
≈ 237 M short tons
Coal production
1st in the U.S.
≈ 85% of state coal
Powder River Basin
≈ 1.4 Tcf/yr
Natural gas production
≈ 275,000 bbl/day
Crude oil production
1st in the U.S.
Uranium
Largest deposit in the world
Trona / soda ash
Sweetwater County
≈ 22%
Wind share of generation
11.4 ¢/kWh
Electricity price
Among the lowest in the U.S.
1st in the U.S.
Energy production per capita
Historical data
Long-run evolution of the key indicators, so you can see the trend — not just today's snapshot.
Coal production
1970–2024237▲ 3192%
EIA. Wyoming has led U.S. coal output since 1988; volumes peaked in 2008.
Crude oil production
1970–2024275▼ 35%
EIA. The 1970s peak, 1990s decline and shale-era recovery in the Powder River Basin.
Data table
| Coal production | ≈ 237 M short tons | 1st in the U.S. |
| Powder River Basin | ≈ 85% of state coal | |
| Natural gas production | ≈ 1.4 Tcf/yr | |
| Crude oil production | ≈ 275,000 bbl/day | |
| Uranium | 1st in the U.S. | |
| Trona / soda ash | Largest deposit in the world | Sweetwater County |
| Wind share of generation | ≈ 22% | |
| Electricity price | 11.4 ¢/kWh | Among the lowest in the U.S. |
| Energy production per capita | 1st in the U.S. |
Compared to the United States
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Side-by-side comparison of Wyoming vs. the U.S. average.
National ranking
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