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Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity *peat*

Peat is a renewable, natural, organic material of botanical origin and commercial significance.  Peatlands are situated predominately in shallow wetland areas of the Northern Hemisphere, where large deposits developed from the gradual decomposition of plant matter under anaerobic (low oxygen) conditions.  Peat has widespread use as a plant-growth medium in a variety of horticultural and agricultural applications because its fibrous structure and porosity promote a combination of water-retention and drainage.  Commercial applications include potting soils, lawn and garden soil amendments, and turf maintenance on golf courses.  In industry, peat is used primarily as a filtration medium to remove toxic materials from process waste streams, pathogens from sewage effluents, and deleterious materials suspended in municipal storm-drain water.  In its dehydrated form, peat is a highly effective absorbent for fuel and oil spills on land and water.

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### **Annual Publications**

Mineral Commodity Summaries
                            - Peat    PDF Format:       |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  **2024**  |
                            - Appendixes

Minerals Yearbook
                            - Peat    PDF Format:       |  1994  |  1995  |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |     XLS Format:       |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019 tables-only release  |  2020 tables-only release  |  **2021 tables-only release**  |
                            - Archive       |  1932-1993  |

### **Special Publications**

                            - U.S. Peat Producers - 2013
                            - Peat Database  -USGS data on peat and related plant/sediment/water chemistry
                            - Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States  Data Series 140                               - Peat 

### Contacts

#### Amanda Brioche

##### Mineral Commodity Specialist

National Minerals Information Center

abrioche@usgs.gov

703-648-7747