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
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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.