Mongolia vs USSR: Coal production per person
Mongolia
158,792 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
14,584 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Mongolia rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Coal production per person over time
- Mongolia
- USSR
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,584 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 144,208 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 10.9 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 84 shared years of data; in 1900 it was USSR ahead.
Mongolia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 218 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,127 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,127 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,361 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,361 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 903.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 903.35 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,872 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,872 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,525 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,525 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1950s | 1,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,946 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,837 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1960s | 2,598 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,222 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,624 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 5,731 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,773 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,042 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 14,341 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,891 kilowatt-hours per person | 549.8 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Mongolia or USSR?
- Mongolia, at 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,584 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Mongolia and USSR?
- 144,208 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and USSR?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 1984.
- How do Mongolia and USSR rank globally for coal production per person?
- Mongolia ranks 1st and USSR 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.