Mongolia Coal
Production (2024)#11 World
91,092,554short tons+27.7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#35 World
10,457,925short tons+6.4% YoY
Daily Surplus (2024)
+220,917short tons
Consumption uses 11.5% of production.
Exports take 90.4% of production.
Production
Consumption
Surplus
Coal Reserves in Mongolia
- Mongolia holds 2,777,821,200 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#30 in the world), and accounting for about 0.22% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, Mongolia has about 39 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in Mongolia
- Mongolia produced 91,092,554 short tons of coal in 2024 (#11 in the world), an increase of 27.7% from 71,360,795 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in Mongolia
- Mongolia consumed 10,457,925 short tons of coal in 2024 (#35 in the world), an increase of 6.4% from 2023. This represents 0.11% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in Mongolia averaged 6,018 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 16.49 pounds per day (#7 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in Mongolia
- Mongolia imported 616.3 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.0059% of consumption).
- Mongolia exported 82,344,481 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈90.4% of production).
- This made Mongolia a net exporter of 82,343,864 short tons of coal in 2024.
coal Balance in Mongolia
- In 2024, Mongolia produced approximately 249,569 short tons of coal per day and consumed 28,652 short tons per day , a daily surplus of 220,917 short tons.
Mongolia Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 91,092,554 | +27.7% | 11 | 0.94% | 10,457,925 | +6.4% | 35 | 0.11% | 6,018 | 616.3 | 82,344,481 | −82,343,864 |
| 2023 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.22% | 71,360,795 | +117.9% | 12 | 0.74% | 9,829,114 | +53.3% | 39 | 0.10% | 5,728 | 75.48 | 61,531,756 | −61,531,681 |
| 2022 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.22% | 32,749,778 | +17.5% | 18 | 0.36% | 6,412,985 | −25.3% | 46 | 0.07% | 3,787.9 | 24.25 | 28,957,169 | −28,957,145 |
| 2021 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.22% | 27,872,250 | −28% | 18 | 0.31% | 8,589,469 | −5.5% | 38 | 0.10% | 5,143.9 | 101.4 | 19,163,327 | −19,163,225 |
| 2020 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.22% | 38,694,932 | −18.6% | 16 | 0.46% | 9,087,025 | +3.4% | 37 | 0.11% | 5,522.7 | 26.12 | 26,000,594 | −26,000,568 |
| 2019 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.23% | 47,515,508 | −0.32% | 15 | 0.53% | 8,790,654 | +1.2% | 41 | 0.10% | 5,439.6 | 936.9 | 28,964,399 | −28,963,462 |
| 2018 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.23% | 47,667,499 | +8.5% | 15 | 0.55% | 8,684,344 | +10.9% | 41 | 0.10% | 5,483 | 2,287.7 | 39,367,206 | −39,364,918 |
| 2017 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.23% | 43,937,982 | +19% | 15 | 0.52% | 7,827,899 | +2.3% | 43 | 0.09% | 5,043.2 | 1,998 | 35,572,921 | −35,570,923 |
| 2016 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.23% | 36,929,018 | +42% | 17 | 0.45% | 7,649,910 | +7.3% | 43 | 0.09% | 5,031.5 | 874.8 | 25,638,774 | −25,637,899 |
| 2015 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.23% | 26,004,729 | +23.8% | 22 | 0.30% | 7,130,909 | −7.6% | 43 | 0.08% | 4,791.4 | 798.3 | 15,632,133 | −15,631,334 |
| 2014 | 2,777,821,200 | 30 | 0.24% | 21,007,677 | +10.5% | 22 | 0.24% | 7,717,588 | +4.1% | 42 | 0.09% | 5,298.7 | 801.2 | 13,468,327 | −13,467,526 |
| 2013 | 2,777,821,200 | 23 | 0.26% | 19,005,960 | −10.8% | 23 | 0.21% | 7,411,302 | +17.7% | 42 | 0.08% | 5,197.5 | 804.1 | 11,738,945 | −11,738,141 |
| 2012 | 2,777,821,200 | 22 | 0.26% | 21,302,221 | +27.1% | 22 | 0.24% | 6,296,251 | +18.2% | 44 | 0.07% | 4,504.6 | 281.1 | 14,680,185 | −14,679,904 |
| 2011 | 2,777,821,200 | 23 | 0.27% | 16,758,794 | −3.8% | 25 | 0.19% | 5,325,162 | −2.6% | 48 | 0.06% | 3,879.6 | 158.7 | 10,872,382 | −10,872,224 |
| 2010 | 2,777,821,200 | 23 | 0.28% | 17,416,183 | +103.9% | 25 | 0.21% | 5,469,397 | +40.3% | 49 | 0.07% | 4,048.8 | 200.6 | 10,977,764 | −10,977,563 |
| 2009 | 2,777,821,200 | 23 | 0.28% | 8,541,496 | +41.6% | 28 | 0.11% | 3,898,617 | +24.2% | 52 | 0.05% | 2,925.4 | 431.4 | 4,675,540 | −4,675,109 |
| 2008 | 2,777,821,200 | 23 | 0.28% | 6,031,209 | +14.3% | 31 | 0.08% | 3,139,694 | +6.3% | 54 | 0.04% | 2,383.6 | 186.3 | 2,701,214 | −2,701,028 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 5,275,273 | +14.9% | 32 | 0.07% | 2,953,589 | +8.5% | 54 | 0.04% | 2,265.1 | 704.1 | 2,130,691 | −2,129,987 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 4,591,176 | +9.6% | 33 | 0.07% | 2,722,104 | −2.4% | 55 | 0.04% | 2,106.3 | 172 | 1,604,909 | −1,604,737 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 4,189,019 | −7.1% | 33 | 0.06% | 2,790,399 | +7.2% | 54 | 0.04% | 2,177.1 | 515.9 | 1,406,408 | −1,405,892 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 4,510,081 | +62.1% | 33 | 0.07% | 2,602,770 | +17.5% | 53 | 0.04% | 2,047.2 | 353.9 | 1,802,391 | −1,802,037 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 2,781,657 | +18.9% | 37 | 0.05% | 2,215,781 | −5% | 54 | 0.04% | 1,757.3 | 363.8 | 479,929 | −479,565 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 2,338,626 | +7.3% | 38 | 0.04% | 2,333,224 | +6.6% | 54 | 0.04% | 1,866.5 | 5,384.1 | 12,180 | −6,795.9 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 2,179,677 | +0.28% | 39 | 0.04% | 2,187,953 | −1.4% | 54 | 0.04% | 1,766.1 | 10,402 | 2,050.3 | 8,351.5 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 2,173,511 | +4.7% | 39 | 0.04% | 2,219,784 | +2.5% | 54 | 0.04% | 1,808.2 | 47,277 | 661.8 | 46,615 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 2,075,414 | +0.74% | 39 | 0.04% | 2,165,954 | +0.48% | 55 | 0.04% | 1,779.7 | 93,236 | 2,020.7 | 91,215 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 2,060,189 | −0.7% | 39 | 0.04% | 2,155,581 | +3.9% | 55 | 0.04% | 1,786.8 | 99,090 | 3,379.7 | 95,711 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 2,074,661 | −1.7% | 39 | 0.04% | 2,074,218 | −7.1% | 55 | 0.04% | 1,736.4 | 110,856 | 265.7 | 110,591 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 2,110,142 | −0.75% | 38 | 0.04% | 2,231,897 | −0.43% | 54 | 0.04% | 1,888.7 | 122,622 | 684 | 121,938 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 2,126,176 | −0.14% | 38 | 0.04% | 2,241,490 | +0.08% | 53 | 0.05% | 1,919.3 | 117,257 | 889.2 | 116,367 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 2,129,110 | −9% | 38 | 0.04% | 2,239,753 | −8.4% | 54 | 0.05% | 1,942.8 | 111,891 | 889.2 | 111,002 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 2,340,471 | −13% | 38 | 0.05% | 2,446,262 | −9.2% | 51 | 0.05% | 2,152 | 106,525 | 718.1 | 105,807 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 2,690,844 | −12.1% | 36 | 0.05% | 2,694,121 | −10.8% | 49 | 0.06% | 2,406.4 | 101,159 | 96,893 | 4,266 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 3,062,272 | −10.1% | 28 | 0.06% | 3,021,911 | +2.6% | 41 | 0.06% | 2,743.7 | 93,696 | 133,380 | −39,683 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 3,406,183 | −16.3% | 26 | 0.07% | 2,945,937 | −9.6% | 39 | 0.06% | 2,722 | 80,469 | 540,132 | −459,663 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 4,069,752 | −3.5% | 26 | 0.08% | 3,259,805 | −3.7% | 39 | 0.06% | 3,069.2 | 84,878 | 855,393 | −770,515 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 4,215,500 | +10.7% | 26 | 0.08% | 3,383,480 | +5.6% | 38 | 0.07% | 3,259.1 | 79,366 | 764,452 | −685,086 |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 3,808,792 | +13.7% | 27 | 0.08% | 3,204,442 | +6.7% | 37 | 0.07% | 3,168.3 | 78,618 | 673,511 | −594,893 |
| 1986 | — | — | — | 3,349,230 | +14.2% | 27 | 0.07% | 3,004,259 | +12.1% | 36 | 0.06% | 3,048.5 | 77,870 | 460,766 | −382,896 |
| 1985 | — | — | — | 2,931,683 | +16.3% | 27 | 0.06% | 2,678,937 | +19.8% | 36 | 0.06% | 2,788.4 | 67,406 | 248,020 | −180,613 |
| 1984 | — | — | — | 2,519,749 | −0.23% | 28 | 0.05% | 2,235,823 | −2.1% | 37 | 0.05% | 2,385.7 | 60,476 | 300,435 | −239,960 |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 2,525,498 | +1.4% | 27 | 0.06% | 2,283,597 | +2.2% | 35 | 0.05% | 2,497 | 53,545 | 294,135 | −240,590 |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 2,491,266 | +22.3% | 28 | 0.06% | 2,233,893 | +25.5% | 34 | 0.05% | 2,502.5 | 55,446 | 286,601 | −231,155 |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 2,037,123 | −16.4% | 28 | 0.05% | 1,779,728 | −18% | 37 | 0.04% | 2,042.3 | 39,683 | 284,000 | −244,317 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 2,437,722 | — | 27 | 0.06% | 2,169,121 | — | 33 | 0.05% | 2,549.9 | 23,920 | 274,000 | −250,080 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.