What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Mongolia?

The lowest recorded value was 84.31 tonnes in 1750.

How does Mongolia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Mongolia ranks 54th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?

Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mongolia data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mongolia

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mongolia
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mongolia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 129,623 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

129,623 tonnes

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

54th

of 220 countries

All-time high

132,784 tonnes

in 2019

All-time low

84.31 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mongolia, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mongolia stood at 129,623 tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mongolia peaked at 132,784 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84.31 tonnes, in 1750.

Mongolia ranks 54th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	84.97 tonnes	84.31 tonnes	85.63 tonnes	10
1760s	86.43 tonnes	85.77 tonnes	87.09 tonnes	10
1770s	87.89 tonnes	87.23 tonnes	88.55 tonnes	10
1780s	89.34 tonnes	88.69 tonnes	89.99 tonnes	10
1790s	90.78 tonnes	90.14 tonnes	91.43 tonnes	10
1800s	92.21 tonnes	91.57 tonnes	92.85 tonnes	10
1810s	93.62 tonnes	92.99 tonnes	94.24 tonnes	10
1820s	94.51 tonnes	94.38 tonnes	94.64 tonnes	10
1830s	95.11 tonnes	94.67 tonnes	95.55 tonnes	10
1840s	96.07 tonnes	95.65 tonnes	96.49 tonnes	10
1850s	97.42 tonnes	96.58 tonnes	98.28 tonnes	10
1860s	99.34 tonnes	98.47 tonnes	100.22 tonnes	10
1870s	101.33 tonnes	100.42 tonnes	102.25 tonnes	10
1880s	103.42 tonnes	102.46 tonnes	104.4 tonnes	10
1890s	105.66 tonnes	104.62 tonnes	106.73 tonnes	10
1900s	108.22 tonnes	106.97 tonnes	109.52 tonnes	10
1910s	111.29 tonnes	109.83 tonnes	112.83 tonnes	10
1920s	115.04 tonnes	113.21 tonnes	117 tonnes	10
1930s	119.95 tonnes	117.49 tonnes	122.65 tonnes	10
1940s	126.92 tonnes	123.34 tonnes	130.93 tonnes	10
1950s	5,388 tonnes	4,217 tonnes	8,363 tonnes	10
1960s	8,209 tonnes	6,731 tonnes	10,765 tonnes	10
1970s	11,986 tonnes	6,016 tonnes	17,061 tonnes	10
1980s	50,063 tonnes	14,269 tonnes	89,840 tonnes	10
1990s	69,128 tonnes	56,628 tonnes	91,106 tonnes	10
2000s	65,910 tonnes	57,626 tonnes	80,593 tonnes	10
2010s	106,297 tonnes	84,158 tonnes	132,784 tonnes	10
2020s	125,833 tonnes	117,146 tonnes	130,729 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Mongolia

51 Colombia 136,660 tonnes compare
52 Ecuador 132,483 tonnes compare
53 Ukraine 132,348 tonnes compare
55 Argentina 123,333 tonnes compare
56 Dominican Republic 119,097 tonnes compare
57 Nigeria 119,082 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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)

All data for Mongolia →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mongolia?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mongolia was 129,623 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 132,784 tonnes in 2019.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 84.31 tonnes in 1750.
How does Mongolia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Mongolia ranks 54th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.