Coal production per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Coal production per person was 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
158,792 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
162,213 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production per person in Mongolia, 1900–2025
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 production per person in Mongolia is 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 269.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production per person in Mongolia peaked at 162,213 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
That places Mongolia 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production per person in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1946 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1947 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1948 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1949 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1950 | 927.94 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1951 | 930.09 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 935.35 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 939.97 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 950.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 959.15 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 1,126 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.4% |
| 1957 | 1,230 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.2% |
| 1958 | 1,382 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.4% |
| 1959 | 1,710 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.7% |
| 1960 | 1,698 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 2,026 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.3% |
| 1962 | 2,313 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 2,249 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person | -23.3% |
| 1965 | 2,568 kilowatt-hours per person | +48.9% |
| 1966 | 2,938 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 3,067 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 3,561 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 3,834 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 4,506 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.5% |
| 1971 | 4,628 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 4,851 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 4,900 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 5,113 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 5,547 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 5,852 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 6,631 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 7,378 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 7,905 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 7,504 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 13,056 kilowatt-hours per person | +74.0% |
| 1982 | 14,585 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 14,390 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 15,333 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 17,964 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 18,968 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 20,313 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 21,933 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 20,041 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 17,496 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 16,905 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 14,764 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 13,074 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 11,838 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 11,371 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 11,441 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 10,906 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 11,091 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 10,792 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 11,175 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 10,980 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 11,735 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 11,890 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 14,286 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 15,517 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 16,530 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 18,743 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 20,231 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 28,673 kilowatt-hours per person | +41.7% |
| 2010 | 49,282 kilowatt-hours per person | +71.9% |
| 2011 | 63,600 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 58,944 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 61,863 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 44,413 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 42,927 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 61,075 kilowatt-hours per person | +42.3% |
| 2017 | 84,343 kilowatt-hours per person | +38.1% |
| 2018 | 91,163 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 93,532 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 69,272 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 51,207 kilowatt-hours per person | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 61,480 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 128,338 kilowatt-hours per person | +108.7% |
| 2024 | 162,213 kilowatt-hours per person | +26.4% |
| 2025 | 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production 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 | +108.7% | 61,480 kilowatt-hours per person | 128,338 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 927.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,598 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,698 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,834 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,731 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,506 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,905 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,409 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,504 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,933 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,968 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,792 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,496 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,976 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,980 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,673 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,114 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 93,532 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,217 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,207 kilowatt-hours per person | 162,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 2 Australia 112,126 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 27,273 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 4 South Africa 23,973 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 production per person in Mongolia?
- Coal production per person in Mongolia was 158,792 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, 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 production per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 162,213 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest coal production per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does Mongolia rank for coal production per person?
- Mongolia ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production per person rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.