Coal production in Mongolia
Mongolia: Coal production was 558.49 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
558.49 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 220 countries
All-time high
563.78 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, coal production in Mongolia stood at 558.49 terawatt-hours.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 337.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Mongolia peaked at 563.78 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
Mongolia ranks 10th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1928 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1929 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1931 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1932 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1933 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1934 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1935 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1936 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1937 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1938 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1939 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1941 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1942 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1943 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1944 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1945 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1946 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1947 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1948 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1949 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950 | 0.7254 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1951 | 0.7388 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.7549 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.771 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.7925 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 0.814 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.9779 terawatt-hours | +20.1% |
| 1957 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 1958 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 1959 | 1.62 terawatt-hours | +27.5% |
| 1960 | 1.66 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 2.04 terawatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 1962 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +17.8% |
| 1963 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | -21.2% |
| 1965 | 2.91 terawatt-hours | +53.1% |
| 1966 | 3.42 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 3.67 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 4.38 terawatt-hours | +19.3% |
| 1969 | 4.84 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 5.84 terawatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 1971 | 6.16 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 6.63 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 6.89 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 7.39 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 8.26 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 8.97 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 10.45 terawatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 11.95 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 13.13 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 12.77 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 22.75 terawatt-hours | +78.2% |
| 1982 | 26.04 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 26.32 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 28.74 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 34.52 terawatt-hours | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 37.39 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 41.09 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 45.54 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 42.57 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 37.87 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 37.24 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 33.06 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 29.72 terawatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 27.29 terawatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 26.56 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 27.04 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 26.06 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 26.76 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 26.27 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 27.44 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 27.2 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 29.34 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 29.98 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 36.33 terawatt-hours | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 39.78 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 42.73 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 48.88 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 53.3 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 76.42 terawatt-hours | +43.4% |
| 2010 | 133.15 terawatt-hours | +74.2% |
| 2011 | 174.59 terawatt-hours | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 164.78 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 176.43 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 129.38 terawatt-hours | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 127.77 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 185.72 terawatt-hours | +45.3% |
| 2017 | 261.83 terawatt-hours | +41.0% |
| 2018 | 288.78 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 302.31 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 227.96 terawatt-hours | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 171.01 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 208.17 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 440.45 terawatt-hours | +111.6% |
| 2024 | 563.78 terawatt-hours | +28.0% |
| 2025 | 558.49 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production 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 | +111.6% | 208.17 terawatt-hours | 440.45 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9564 terawatt-hours | 0.7254 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 4.84 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.57 terawatt-hours | 5.84 terawatt-hours | 13.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.77 terawatt-hours | 12.77 terawatt-hours | 45.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.79 terawatt-hours | 26.06 terawatt-hours | 37.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.14 terawatt-hours | 27.2 terawatt-hours | 76.42 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 194.47 terawatt-hours | 127.77 terawatt-hours | 302.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 361.64 terawatt-hours | 171.01 terawatt-hours | 563.78 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 in Mongolia?
- Coal production in Mongolia was 558.49 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 563.78 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Mongolia rank for coal production?
- Mongolia ranks 10th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 337.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.