Australia vs Mongolia: Coal production per person

Australia
112,126 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mongolia
158,792 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
2nd
Mongolia rank
1st

Coal production per person over time

  • Australia
  • Mongolia
050.0k100.0k150.0k190019622025

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person against 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 46,666 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 2nd and Mongolia ranks 1st of 218 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mongolia Difference Ahead
1900s 13,077 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 13,077 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1910s 15,499 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 15,499 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1920s 15,046 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 15,046 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1930s 11,613 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 11,613 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1940s 14,357 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 14,357 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1950s 16,535 kilowatt-hours per person 1,109 kilowatt-hours per person 15,426 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1960s 21,554 kilowatt-hours per person 2,598 kilowatt-hours per person 18,956 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1970s 33,465 kilowatt-hours per person 5,731 kilowatt-hours per person 27,734 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1980s 62,217 kilowatt-hours per person 16,409 kilowatt-hours per person 45,808 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1990s 88,479 kilowatt-hours per person 12,968 kilowatt-hours per person 75,511 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
2000s 119,481 kilowatt-hours per person 15,976 kilowatt-hours per person 103,505 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
2010s 142,025 kilowatt-hours per person 65,114 kilowatt-hours per person 76,910 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
2020s 123,802 kilowatt-hours per person 105,217 kilowatt-hours per person 18,585 kilowatt-hours per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production per person, Australia or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person against 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal production per person between Australia and Mongolia?
46,666 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mongolia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Australia and Mongolia rank globally for coal production per person?
Australia ranks 2nd and Mongolia ranks 1st of 218 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 production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coal production per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,879 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.