A fee for current day coal production that funds reclamation of mines abandoned before 1977.
Acquisition fee
A fee for securing an uncompetitive lease in place of a bonus.
Annual fee
A yearly maintenance fee for maintaining a claim.
Acquired lands
Acquired lands are public lands that were obtained by the federal government through purchase, condemnation, gift, or exchange.
Barrel
In the U.S., an oil barrel is defined as 42 US gallons, and abbreviated as bbl.
bbl
Abbreviation for a unit of measurement of oil. One bbl, or oil barrel, is defined as 42 US gallons.
Biomass
Organic nonfossil matter used as fuel. Sources of biomass include wood, wood waste products, biofuel, and many plant-based materials.
BLM
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and manages exploration, development, and production of natural resources on federal lands.
BOEM
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and is responsible for managing the development of energy and mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
Bonus
The amount the highest bidder paid for a natural resource lease.
BSEE
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and is charged with promoting safety, protecting the environment, and conserving resources offshore through regulatory oversight and enforcement.
Claim-staking fee
A fee that covers the government’s administrative costs in the claim-staking process for mining on federal lands.
Civil society
People and organizations not associated with industry or government, such as trade unions, issue-based coalitions, faith-based organizations, indigenous-peoples movements, the media, think tanks, and foundations.
Crude oil
Oil is that is not treated or refined.
Direct use
Geothermal energy (hot water near the surface of the earth) can be used directly for heating buildings, drying crops, heating water, and other industrial processes.
Dry natural gas
Natural gas that remains after removing the liquefiable hydrocarbon portion from the gas stream (i.e., gas after lease, field, or plant separation) and after removing any quantities of nonhydrocarbon gases that render the gas unmarketable.
DOI
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet-level agency responsible for managing America’s natural and cultural resources.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
A document intended to provide decision makers and the public with information about the potential impacts of major federal actions and alternatives to them. Federal agencies prepare an EIS if a proposed federal action is determined to significantly affect the quality of the human environment, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
EITI Standard
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Standard is an international standard for openness around the management of revenue from natural resources. Governments disclose how much they receive from extractive companies operating in their country and these companies disclose how much they pay. Governments sign up to implement the EITI Standard and must meet seven requirements.
Extractive industry
Oil, gas, and mining industries that extract natural resources.
Fair market value
The estimated price for a natural resource lease, based on the government’s analysis and the geological resources on the lands or waters.
Federal land
Lands and waters owned by the federal government, including public domain lands, acquired lands, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Fiscal year (FY)
Revenue data is often reported by fiscal year. For example, the federal government’s FY 2013 includes October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013.
Fossil fuel
An energy source formed in the Earth’s crust from decayed organic material. Common fossil fuels include oil, gas, and coal.
Gross domestic product (GDP)
A measure of the total value of goods and services produced in a specific area. The Bureau of Economic Analysis measures GDP by adding up the “real value added” for each industry that contributes to the U.S. economy.
Hydraulic fracturing
A well development process that involves injecting water under high pressure into a bedrock formation through the well, to increase the size and extent of existing bedrock fractures.
Independent Administrator (IA)
The EITI International Board requires participating countries to appoint an Independent Administrator to help apply the international standards. The USEITI Independent Administrator is Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Indian lands
Lands owned by Native Americans, including tribal lands held in trust by the federal government for a tribe’s use, Indian allotments held in trust by the federal government for individual use, and lands held by Alaska Native corporations.
Kilowatt hour (kWh)
A measure of electrical energy equivalent to a power consumption of 1,000 watts for 1 hour; abbreviated as kWh.
kWh
Abbreviation for “kilowatt hour,” a measure of electrical energy equivalent to a power consumption of 1,000 watts for 1 hour.
Lease
A contract that allows a company to be the exclusive entity that can apply to explore for and extract natural resources within a specific tract of federal lands or waters.
Lease condensate
Light liquid hydrocarbons recovered from oil and natural gas wells during production.
Locatable minerals
Locatable minerals are minerals that may be “located” and obtained by filing a mining claim. Locatable minerals include gold, silver, copper, lead, and many other metallic and nonmetallic minerals.
Margin of variance
The percentage difference that the USEITI Multi-Stakeholder Group defined as significant for each revenue type as part of the reconciliation process.
Material variance
A discrepancy between government-reported and company-reported revenue payments that is considered significant by the Independent Administrator. Margins of variance vary by revenue type, and were approved by the Multi-Stakeholder Group as part of the USEITI process.
Mcf
1000 cubic feet, a unit of measure for natural gas.
Megawatt Capacity (MC) fee
A revenue payment for the calculated value of electricity generated on federal lands.
Megawatt hours
One megawatt is equivalent to one million watts. One megawatt hour (abbreviated as Mwh) is equivalent to 1,000 Kilowatt hours.
Metric ton
One metric ton is equal to 2240 pounds. To convert metric tons to tons, multiply by 1.1023. To convert tons to metric tons, multiply by 0.9072.
Millage tax
A millage tax is a property tax based on the assessed value of a property. Millage tax rates are quantified in terms of mills: One mill is worth 1/1000 of a dollar, or $0.001.
Mill levy
A mill levy is calculated by determining how much revenue each taxing jurisdiction will need for the upcoming year, then dividing that projection by the total value of the property within the area.
Mill rate
A mill rate is the amount of tax payable per dollar on the assessed value of a property. Each mill is worth one-tenth of a cent, or $0.001.
Mineral acres
Sometimes the land’s surface owner is different from the owner of the minerals in the ground below. For instance, a state might retain mineral rights when it sells or swaps land.
Mineral resource potential
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, mineral resource potential is the likelihood for the occurrence of undiscovered mineral resources in a defined area.
Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG)
A cross-sector body comprised of members and alternates from government, industry, and civil society organizations commissioned by the Secretary of the Interior to guide and monitor EITI implementation.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The standard used by federal agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. economy.
ONRR
The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and is responsible for collecting, disbursing, and verifying federal and Indian energy and other natural resource revenue.
Operating fee
A fee for a percentage of the anticipated value of wind energy produced on federal waters.
Outer Continental Shelf
The part of the continental shelf under federal jurisdiction, seaward of the line that marks state ownership, often three miles off a state’s coastline.
OSMRE
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and is responsible for regulating surface coal mining in the United States, as well as funding the restoration of abandoned coal mines.
Paying quantities
Quantities of oil or gas that are sufficient to yield a profit to the lease holder over operating expenses, even though the drilling costs or equipping costs are never recovered, and even if the undertaking as a whole may result in a loss to the lease holder.
Petroleum products
Products come from processing crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas, and other hydrocarbon compounds. These include unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, pentanes plus, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, naphtha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, lubricants, waxes, petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still gas, and miscellaneous products.
Play
A group of oil and gas fields in the same region formed by the same geological processes.
Private lands
Lands owned by citizens or corporations.
Production
We use the term “production” as a catch-all term for mining, drilling, energy generation, and other forms of natural resource extraction. There is no distinction between “extraction” and “production” in ONRR or EIA datasets.
Proved reserves
Quantities of natural resources that, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be commercially recoverable from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations.
Public domain lands
Public domain lands are lands that have belonged to the federal government since they were obtained from the 13 original colonies, from Native American tribes, or through purchases from other countries, and have not been dedicated to a specific use.
Reclamation
The process of restoring the surface environment to acceptable pre-existing conditions, including surface contouring, equipment removal, well plugging, and revegetation.
Rent
An annual payment for leasing lands or waters before production starts.
Renewable energy
Energy resources that are virtually inexhaustible in duration but limited in the amount of energy that is available per unit of time. These include biomass, hydropower, geothermal, solar, wind, ocean thermal, wave action, and tidal action energy.
Resource advisory council (RAC)
A group of 12 to 15 members with diverse interests in local communities, such as ranchers, environmental groups, tribes, state and local government officials, academics, and other public land users.
Royalty
A payment for extracted natural resources, determined by a percentage of the resources’ production value.
Standard Occupation Classification
A system used by federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data.
State or local lands
Lands owned by state or local governments.
Split estate
A land parcel that has surface rights and subsurface rights (such as the rights to develop minerals) owned by different parties.
Subsurface rights
A lease holder’s right to use as much of the land beneath the surface as necessary to operate under the lease.
Subsurface mining
Underground mining, which has different and more labor intensive techniques than surface mining.
Surface rights
A leaseholder’s right to use as much of the surface of the land as necessary to operate under the lease.
Tax expenditures
Revenue lossess attributed to provisions of federal tax laws that allow a special exclusion, exemption, or deduction from gross income, or which provide a special credit, a preferential rate of tax, or a deferral of tax liability.
Ton
In the U.S., one ton is 2,000 pounds. In some countries this is referred to as a short ton.
Unorganized land
In Alaska, over half of land is not contained in any of its 19 organized boroughs. This land (collectively called the Unorganized Borough) is divided into 10 census areas for statistical purposes.
Variance floor
During the reconciliation process, only variances between reported numbers that exceed a minimum dollar amount are investigated by the Independent Administrator.
Wet gas
Natural gas that hasn’t been treated to remove liquid hydrocarbons or other nonhydrocarbons that make the gas unmarketable.
Withheld
Data may be withheld for several reasons. In some cases, usually where only one company is extracting a resource in a county, the specific amount produced in that state or county is withheld to protect trade secrets.
Natural resource ownership, governance, and revenues are closely tied to land ownership. Federal land represents
27.4%
of all U.S. land, mostly concentrated in western states.
USEITI data covers production, revenue, and disbursements for federal lands and waters, as well as nationwide production and economic impact.
The United States produces more natural gas and oil than any other country, ranks second in the world for production of coal and renewable energy, and ranks third in the world for gold production. Learn more about natural resource production in the U.S.
Energy production nationwide
The Energy Information Administration collects data about all energy-related natural resources produced on federal, state, and privately owned lands and waters. This data does not include information about nonenergy mineral mining.
Data and documentation
Coal
0short tons of
coal were produced in
2015.
There is no data about production of coal in
2015.
Hydroelectric
251,168,459megawatt hours of
hydroelectric energy were produced in
2015.
There is no data about production of hydroelectric energy in
2015.
Crude oil
3,436,537,000barrels of
crude oil were produced in
2015.
There is no data about production of crude oil in
2015.
Geothermal
16,767,353megawatt hours of
geothermal energy were produced in
2015.
There is no data about production of geothermal energy in
2015.
Natural gas
32,894,683,000mcf of
natural gas were produced in
2015.
There is no data about production of natural gas in
2015.
Other biomass
21,832,597megawatt hours of
other biomass energy were produced in
2015.
There is no data about production of other biomass energy in
2015.
Solar
26,472,935megawatt hours of
solar energy were produced in
2015.
There is no data about production of solar energy in
2015.
Wind
190,927,009megawatt hours of
wind energy were produced in
2015.
There is no data about production of wind energy in
2015.
Wood-derived fuel
42,358,324megawatt hours of
wood-derived fuel energy were produced in
2015.
There is no data about production of wood-derived fuel energy in
2015.
Production on federal land nationwide
The Office of Natural Resources Revenue collects detailed data about natural resource production on federal lands and waters.
Data and documentation
Borate Products
161,433tons of borate products were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of borate products on federal land in
2015.
Data about borate products production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Brine Barrels
0barrels of brine barrels were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of brine barrels on federal land in
2015.
Data about brine barrels production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Brine Products
55,480tons of brine products were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of brine products on federal land in
2015.
Data about brine products production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Clay
51,791tons of clay were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of clay on federal land in
2015.
Data about clay production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Coal
375,560,873tons of coal were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of coal on federal land in
2015.
Data about coal production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Copper Concentrate
25,981tons of copper concentrate were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of copper concentrate on federal land in
2015.
Data about copper concentrate production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Gas
4,782,557,794mcf of gas were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of gas on federal land in
2015.
Data about gas production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Geothermal
281,998,685million gallons of geothermal energy were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of geothermal energy on federal land in
2015.
Data about geothermal energy production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Geothermal
19,439,305hundred gallons of geothermal energy were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of geothermal energy on federal land in
2015.
Data about geothermal energy production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Geothermal
170,924million BTUs of geothermal energy were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of geothermal energy on federal land in
2015.
Data about geothermal energy production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Geothermal
2,805,035,112kilowatt hours of geothermal energy were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of geothermal energy on federal land in
2015.
Data about geothermal energy production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Geothermal
666,434units of geothermal energy were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of geothermal energy on federal land in
2015.
Data about geothermal energy production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Geothermal
2,181,931,815thousand pounds of geothermal energy were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of geothermal energy on federal land in
2015.
Data about geothermal energy production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Geothermal
2,401sulfur of geothermal energy were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of geothermal energy on federal land in
2015.
Data about geothermal energy production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Gilsonite
16,078tons of gilsonite were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of gilsonite on federal land in
2015.
Data about gilsonite production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Gold and Silver Products
0oz of gold and silver products were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of gold and silver products on federal land in
2015.
Data about gold and silver products production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Hardrock Products
7,632tons of hardrock products were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of hardrock products on federal land in
2015.
Data about hardrock products production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Langbeinite
553,269tons of langbeinite were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of langbeinite on federal land in
2015.
Data about langbeinite production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Lead Concentrate
152,928tons of lead concentrate were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of lead concentrate on federal land in
2015.
Data about lead concentrate production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Muriate Of Potash-Granular
406,045tons of muriate of potash-granular were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of muriate of potash-granular on federal land in
2015.
Data about muriate of potash-granular production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Muriate Of Potash-Standard
55,777tons of muriate of potash-standard were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of muriate of potash-standard on federal land in
2015.
Data about muriate of potash-standard production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Oil
755,158,065barrels of oil were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of oil on federal land in
2015.
Data about oil production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Other Coal Products
9,375tons of other coal products were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of other coal products on federal land in
2015.
Data about other coal products production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Phosphate Raw Ore
4,950,170tons of phosphate raw ore were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of phosphate raw ore on federal land in
2015.
Data about phosphate raw ore production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Potash
21,201tons of potash were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of potash on federal land in
2015.
Data about potash production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Potassium Products
330,910tons of potassium products were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of potassium products on federal land in
2015.
Data about potassium products production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Purge Liquor
95,877tons - equivalent of purge liquor were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of purge liquor on federal land in
2015.
Data about purge liquor production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Quartz Crystal
4,701tickets/pounds of quartz crystal were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of quartz crystal on federal land in
2015.
Data about quartz crystal production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Salt
764,801tons of salt were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of salt on federal land in
2015.
Data about salt production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Soda Ash
5,690,058tons of soda ash were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of soda ash on federal land in
2015.
Data about soda ash production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Sodium Bi-Carbonate
292,402tons of sodium bi-carbonate were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of sodium bi-carbonate on federal land in
2015.
Data about sodium bi-carbonate production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Sodium Products
379,209tons of sodium products were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of sodium products on federal land in
2015.
Data about sodium products production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Zinc Concentrate
37,193tons of zinc concentrate were
produced on federal land in
2015.
There is no data about production of zinc concentrate on federal land in
2015.
Data about zinc concentrate production on federal land in
2015
is withheld.
Data withheld
Production volume was withheld for the
following products:
Companies pay a wide range of fees, rates, and taxes to extract natural resources in the United States. The types and amounts of payments differ, depending on who owns the natural resources.
Natural resource extraction can lead to federal revenue in two ways: non-tax revenue and tax revenue. Most USEITI data is about non-tax revenue from extractive industry activities on federal land.
Revenue from extraction on federal land
When companies extract natural resources on federal lands and waters, they pay royalties, rents, bonuses, and other fees, much like they would to any landowner. This non-tax revenue is collected and reported by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR).
For details about the laws and policies that govern how rights are awarded to companies and what they pay to extract natural resources on federal land: coal, oil and gas, renewable resources, and hardrock minerals.
The federal government collects different kinds of fees at each phase of natural resource extraction. This chart shows how much federal revenue ONRR collected in 2015 for production or potential production of natural resources on federal land, broken down by phase of production.
Data and documentation
$26,500,875 * Includes revenues not tied to specific commodities ($52,239,171 in inspection fees, $8,035,048 in civil penalties, and $347,351 in other revenue).
Commodity
1. Securing rightsCompanies pay bonuses or other fees to secure rights to resources on federal land
2. Before productionCompanies pay rent on federal land while exploring for resources
3. During productionCompanies pay royalties after production begins
Other revenueMinimum or estimated royalties, settlements, and interest payments
$7 or $11 annual rent per acre, increasing over time up to $44 per acre in some cases
12.5%, 16.67%, or
18.75% of production value
Onshore
Bonus: The amount offered by the highest bidder
$1.50 annual rent per acre for 5 years $2 annual rent per acre thereafter
12.5% of production value
Coal
Coal $1,131,925,660
$453,264,014
$1,347,056
$671,453,229
$5,861,362
Bonus: The amount offered by the highest bidder
$3 annual rent per acre
Surface mining: 12.5% of production value + $0.28 per ton in AML fees Subsurface mining: 8% of production value + $0.12 per ton in AML fees
Geothermal
Geothermal $14,014,431
$0
$1,737,839
$11,986,017
$290,575
Competitive leasing
Nomination fee: $110 per nomination + $0.11 per acre Bonus: The amount offered by the highest bidder $160 processing fee
$2 per acre for the first year $3 annual rent per acre for years 2-10 $5 annual rent per acre thereafter
Electricity sales: 1.75% of gross proceeds for 10 years, then 3.5% Arm’s length sales: 10% of gross proceeds from contract multiplied by lease royalty rate More about geothermal rates
Noncompetitive leasing
Lease: $410 payment
$1 annual rent per acre for 10 years $5 annual rent per acre thereafter
Offshore renewable energy
Wind $3,245,090
$431,482
$2,804,843
$0
$8,765
Competitive leasing
Bonus: The amount offered by the highest bidder
$3 annual rent per acre
2% of anticipated value of wind energy produced (unless otherwise specified)
Noncompetitive leasing
Acquisition fee: $0.25 per acre
Other products
Hardrock Acquired lands
$6,500 prospecting permit fee
$37 annual rent per acre + $0.50 annual prospecting fee per acre
Royalty rates are determined by leasing officers on an individual case basis (no minimums apply)
All commodities
All commodities $7,507,964,282
$1,135,803,708
$243,596,283
$6,102,063,415
$26,500,875 * Includes revenues not tied to specific commodities ($52,239,171 in inspection fees, $8,035,048 in civil penalties, and $347,351 in other revenue).
Other revenue streams
Hardrock mining on public domain lands
Federal revenue from hardrock mining on public domain land occurs through the claim-staking process and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is not included here, because the dataset does not have state-level data. Learn more about hardrock mining on federal land.
Onshore solar and wind energy
Federal revenue from onshore renewable energy generation on federal land is not included here, because that dataset, from BLM, does not have state-level data. Learn more about onshore renewables on federal land.
To see how much was collected nationwide for all revenue types, including BLM revenues, see federal revenue by company.
Federal revenue trends by resource
Non-tax revenue collected by ONRR often depends on what resources are available on federal land, as well as the laws and regulations about extraction of each resource.
Data and documentation
All commodities
Companies paid $7,507,964,282 to produce all commodities on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of all commodities on federal land in
2015.
Asphalt
Companies paid $564 to produce asphalt on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of asphalt on federal land in
2015.
Carbon dioxide
Companies paid $56,964,833 to produce carbon dioxide on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of carbon dioxide on federal land in
2015.
Clay
Companies paid $8,700 to produce clay on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of clay on federal land in
2015.
Coal
Companies paid $1,131,925,660 to produce coal on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of coal on federal land in
2015.
Gas
Companies paid $1,099,725,438 to produce gas on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of gas on federal land in
2015.
Geothermal
Companies paid $14,014,431 to produce geothermal on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of geothermal on federal land in
2015.
Gilsonite
Companies paid $1,958,982 to produce gilsonite on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of gilsonite on federal land in
2015.
Gold
Companies paid $2,604 to produce gold on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of gold on federal land in
2015.
Hardrock minerals
Companies paid $9,306,593 to produce hardrock minerals on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of hardrock minerals on federal land in
2015.
Helium
Companies paid $-2,586 to produce helium on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of helium on federal land in
2015.
Limestone
Companies paid $0 to produce limestone on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of limestone on federal land in
2015.
Natural gas liquids
Companies paid $179,655,789 to produce natural gas liquids on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of natural gas liquids on federal land in
2015.
None
Companies paid $60,621,570 to produce none on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of none on federal land in
2015.
Oil
Companies paid $4,008,214,842 to produce oil on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of oil on federal land in
2015.
Oil & Gas (Non-Royalty)
Companies paid $871,938,206 to produce oil & gas (non-royalty) on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of oil & gas (non-royalty) on federal land in
2015.
Phosphate
Companies paid $10,659,910 to produce phosphate on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of phosphate on federal land in
2015.
Potassium
Companies paid $15,396,376 to produce potassium on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of potassium on federal land in
2015.
Sand & Gravel
Companies paid $0 to produce sand & gravel on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of sand & gravel on federal land in
2015.
Sodium
Companies paid $44,547,669 to produce sodium on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of sodium on federal land in
2015.
Sulfur
Companies paid $-220,388 to produce sulfur on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of sulfur on federal land in
2015.
Tar Sands
Companies paid $0 to produce tar sands on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of tar sands on federal land in
2015.
Wind
Companies paid $3,245,090 to produce wind on federal land in 2015.
There is no data about revenue from production of wind on federal land in
2015.
Federal tax revenue
Individuals and corporations (specifically C-corporations) pay income taxes to the IRS. Depending on company income, federal corporate income tax rates can range from 15–35%. Public policy provisions, such as tax expenditures, can decrease corporate income tax and other revenue payments in order to romote other policy goals.
After collecting revenue from natural resource extraction, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) distributes that money to different agencies, funds, and local governments for public use. This process is called “disbursement.”
In 2015, ONRR disbursed a total of
$9,877,215,761.
General Fund of the Treasury
The federal government’s basic operating fund pays for roughly two-thirds of all federal expenditures, including the military, national parks, and schools.
$4,395,372,101
$431,434,049
$3,963,938,052
States
Funds disbursed to states fall under the jurisdiction of each state, and each state determines how the funds will be used.
$1,839,147,051
$1,814,559,611
$24,587,440
Reclamation fund
Supports the establishment of critical infrastructure projects like dams and power plants.
$1,398,152,075
$1,398,152,075
$0
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Provides matching grants to states and local governments to buy and develop public outdoor recreation areas across the 50 states. See below for more information about this fund.
$888,554,560
$0
$888,554,560
American Indian tribes
ONRR disburses 100% of revenue collected from resource extraction on American Indian lands back to the Indian tribes and individual Indian landowners.
$852,729,351
$852,729,351
$0
Other funds
Some funds are directed back to federal agencies that administer these lands to help cover operational costs. The Ultra-Deepwater Research Program and the Mescal Settlement Agreement also receive $50 million each.
$353,260,623
$152,520,695
$200,739,929
Historic Preservation Fund
Helps preserve US historical and archaeological sites and cultural heritage through grants to state and tribal historic preservation offices. See below for more information about this fund.
$150,000,000
$0
$150,000,000
Land and Water Conservation Fund
ONRR disburses revenue to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) according to federal law. However, these funds are subject to congressional appropriations. Some of the money disbursed from ONRR to the fund is spent on LWCF projects, but some of it ultimately goes to other expenditures. The fund is authorized to receive and disburse $900 million each year, but congressional appropriations to LWCF projects have been limited to between $149 million and $573 million each year since 1999.
To see how much was disbursed to states, sub-funds, and other projects each year, see the following datasets:
Land acquisitions, 2011-2016 data (TSV): Details about the location, budget, acreage, and purpose of each federal land acquisition funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Historic Preservation Fund
Like the LWCF, money in the Historic Preservation Fund is subject to congressional appropriations. Some of it is spent on historic preservation projects, but some of it ultimately goes to other expenditures. The fund is authorized to receive and disburse $150 million each year, but annual appropriations have declined from $94 million to less than $60 million since 2001.
Data about gross domestic product comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data and documentation
GDP (dollars)
In 2015,
extractive industries accounted for
$327,796,000,000, or
1.8%
of GDP.
There is no national GDP data for
2015.
Wage and salary jobs
Wage and salary data, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, describes the number of people employed in natural resource extraction that receive wages or salaries from companies.
Data and documentation
Wage and salary jobs
In
2015,
there were
jobs in the extractive industries, and they accounted for <1%
of nationwide jobs.
There is no data about jobs in the extractive industries in
2015
Self-employment
Self-employment data, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, describes people who work in natural resource extraction, but don't receive wages or salaries because they own their own companies.
Data and documentation
Self-employment
In 2014,
there were
0
self-employed people working in the extractive industries.
