East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Mongolia: Electricity production from coal sources

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
59.8%
in 2023
Mongolia
85.2%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
3rd
Mongolia rank
4th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Mongolia
020406080100199020062023

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 85.2% against 59.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 25.4%.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Mongolia ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Mongolia Difference Ahead
1990s 64.1% 94.3% 30.3% Mongolia
2000s 70.0% 96.4% 26.4% Mongolia
2010s 67.5% 91.5% 24.0% Mongolia
2020s 60.7% 84.9% 24.3% Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 85.2% against 59.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mongolia?
25.4%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mongolia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Mongolia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Mongolia ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.