Electricity generation from coal in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation from coal was 8.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
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
- 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 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 207 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.