Coal consumption per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Coal consumption per person was 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12,806 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
10th
of 219 countries
All-time high
12,806 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
All-time low
4,354 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1997
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Coal consumption per person in Mongolia, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal consumption per person in Mongolia is 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption per person in Mongolia peaked at 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,354 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1997.
That places Mongolia 10th out of 219 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 person in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,371 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 5,119 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 6,295 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 6,277 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 6,006 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 7,033 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 7,660 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 7,921 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 8,136 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 7,650 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 6,828 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 6,967 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 6,133 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 5,516 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 4,994 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 4,923 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4,864 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4,354 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 4,582 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 4,560 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 4,584 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 4,439 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4,684 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 4,372 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 4,814 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 5,091 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 5,036 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 5,173 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 5,358 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 6,240 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 8,287 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 7,966 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 9,516 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 10,793 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 11,283 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 10,369 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 10,890 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 10,984 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 11,912 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 11,939 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11,885 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 11,291 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 8,144 kilowatt-hours per person | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 12,188 kilowatt-hours per person | +49.7% |
| 2024 | 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 187.01 kilowatt-hours per person, 68.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 673.05 kilowatt-hours per person, 19.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption per person 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 | +49.7% | 8,144 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,188 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,847 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,119 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,136 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,372 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,354 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,967 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,979 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,372 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,240 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,966 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,939 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,263 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,144 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 7 South Korea 15,352 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 8 Australia 15,029 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 9 USSR 14,290 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 11 Serbia 10,544 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 12 Brunei 10,106 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 13 Czechia 9,984 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption per person in Mongolia?
- Coal consumption per person in Mongolia was 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest coal consumption per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,354 kilowatt-hours per person in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for coal consumption per person?
- Mongolia ranks 10th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal consumption per person rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.