Electricity production from coal sources in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity production from coal sources was 85.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Mongolia is 85.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Mongolia peaked at 97.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2021.
That places Mongolia 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.1% | — |
| 1991 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 94.6% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 91.4% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 95.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 91.4% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 84.8% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.3% | 85.8% | 4 |
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- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 26.3% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Mongolia?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Mongolia was 85.2% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Mongolia ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.