Electricity generation from coal in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation from coal was 8.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.31 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
35th
of 211 countries
All-time high
8.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
2.85 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from coal in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from coal in Mongolia stood at 8.31 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Mongolia peaked at 8.31 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.85 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 35th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.85 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.91 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.02 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.04 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.19 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.31 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 3.43 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.55 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.83 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 3.86 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.09 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 4.24 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.5 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 4.63 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.93 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.06 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.83 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.88 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.61 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 6.27 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 6.65 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 7.06 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 7.47 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 8.31 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 8.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.005 terawatt-hours, 1662.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 8.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.12 terawatt-hours, 7.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 terawatt-hours | 4.09 terawatt-hours | 5.88 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.89 terawatt-hours | 5.61 terawatt-hours | 8.31 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 32 Netherlands 9.55 terawatt-hours compare
- 33 North Korea 9.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 34 Bulgaria 8.55 terawatt-hours compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 terawatt-hours compare
- 37 Romania 6.68 terawatt-hours compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 6.59 terawatt-hours 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 electricity generation from coal in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation from coal in Mongolia was 8.31 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.31 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Mongolia ranks 35th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.