Mongolia vs South Africa: Coal production per person

Mongolia
158,792 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
23,973 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mongolia rank
1st
South Africa rank
4th

Coal production per person over time

  • Mongolia
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k190019622025

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person against 23,973 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa, a difference of 134,819 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 6.6 times South Africa's.

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

Mongolia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia South Africa Difference Ahead
1900s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 4,594 kilowatt-hours per person 4,594 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
1910s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 8,589 kilowatt-hours per person 8,589 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
1920s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 10,065 kilowatt-hours per person 10,065 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
1930s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 9,247 kilowatt-hours per person 9,247 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
1940s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 12,634 kilowatt-hours per person 12,634 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
1950s 1,109 kilowatt-hours per person 14,564 kilowatt-hours per person 13,455 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
1960s 2,598 kilowatt-hours per person 16,264 kilowatt-hours per person 13,666 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
1970s 5,731 kilowatt-hours per person 19,104 kilowatt-hours per person 13,372 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
1980s 16,409 kilowatt-hours per person 30,450 kilowatt-hours per person 14,041 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
1990s 12,968 kilowatt-hours per person 29,941 kilowatt-hours per person 16,973 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
2000s 15,976 kilowatt-hours per person 31,006 kilowatt-hours per person 15,030 kilowatt-hours per person South Africa
2010s 65,114 kilowatt-hours per person 30,182 kilowatt-hours per person 34,932 kilowatt-hours per person Mongolia
2020s 105,217 kilowatt-hours per person 24,763 kilowatt-hours per person 80,454 kilowatt-hours per person Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production per person, Mongolia or South Africa?
Mongolia, at 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person against 23,973 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal production per person between Mongolia and South Africa?
134,819 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for coal production per person?
Mongolia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 215 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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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.