Coal consumption, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Coal consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coal consumption, per capita in Mongolia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for coal consumption, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 2003.
That places Mongolia 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Coal consumption, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +49.6% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 62.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 19.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption, per capita in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +49.6% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption, per capita in Mongolia?
- Coal consumption, per capita in Mongolia was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal consumption, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest coal consumption, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2003.
- How does Mongolia rank for coal consumption, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal consumption, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Coal consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Coal consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Coal consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.