Coal consumption per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Coal consumption per person was 12,806 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 9th out of 218 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.
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
- 6 Taiwan 15,405 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 7 South Korea 15,352 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 8 Australia 15,029 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 10 Serbia 10,544 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 11 Brunei 10,106 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 12 Czechia 9,984 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 26.3% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 61.1% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 44.3% (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 9th out of 218 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.