Mongolia Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 2,777,821,200 #23 in the world
Coal Production 39,157,027 #18 in the world
Coal Consumption 8,823,724 #41 in the world
Daily Surplus +30,333,304
Coal Imports 875
Coal Exports 28,439,598
Net Exports 28,438,723
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Mongolia

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Mongolia holds 2,778 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #23 in the world and accounting for about 0.24% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Mongolia has proven reserves equivalent to 314.8 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 315 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
2,777,821,200 Tons
Global Rank: #23 | Share of World: 0.24%
315 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Mongolia


Coal Consumption in Mongolia

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  • Mongolia consumes 8,823,724 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Mongolia ranks #41 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.10% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Mongolia consumes 2,901,766 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 3,040,812 people), or 7,950 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Mongolia

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  • Mongolia produces 39,157,027 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #18 in the world.

Coal Exports

  • Mongolia exports 73% of its coal production (28,438,723 tons per day in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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