Colombia vs Mongolia: Coal consumption
Colombia
39.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mongolia
44.51 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Colombia rank
37th
Mongolia rank
34th
Coal consumption over time
- Colombia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 44.51 terawatt-hours against 39.32 terawatt-hours in Colombia, a difference of 5.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 37th and Mongolia ranks 34th of 220 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.52 terawatt-hours | 13.15 terawatt-hours | 21.37 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 34.79 terawatt-hours | 12.35 terawatt-hours | 22.44 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 33.88 terawatt-hours | 12.75 terawatt-hours | 21.13 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 54.55 terawatt-hours | 30.89 terawatt-hours | 23.65 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 50.07 terawatt-hours | 38.15 terawatt-hours | 11.93 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Colombia or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 44.51 terawatt-hours against 39.32 terawatt-hours in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Colombia and Mongolia?
- 5.19 terawatt-hours, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mongolia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Mongolia rank globally for coal consumption?
- Colombia ranks 37th and Mongolia ranks 34th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.