Total coal consumption rose 1.85% to 9,824 kt in Mongolia in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total coal consumption in Mongolia reached an all time high of 9,824 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 4,783 kt in 1981. When compared to Mongolia's main peers, total coal consumption in China amounted to 4,376,326 kt, 86,882 kt in Kazakhstan, 3,159 kt in Kyrgyzstan and 228,176 kt in Russia in 2015.
Mongolia has been ranked 38th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total coal consumption, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Coal Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| China | kt | 3,320,623 | 3,847,153 | 4,287,557 | 4,538,507 | 4,678,490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 247,867 | 253,876 | 258,751 | 271,234 | 270,152 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 687,032 | 735,965 | 770,315 | 841,320 | 837,899 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 181,497 | 195,959 | 189,619 | 197,483 | 209,934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | kt | 80,357 | 88,691 | 93,997 | 95,027 | 94,217 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | kt | 1,391 | 1,861 | 2,016 | 2,832 | 2,229 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | kt | 7,189 | 7,535 | 7,615 | 8,374 | 9,470 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 204,083 | 235,307 | 244,615 | 256,226 | 229,820 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | kt | 236 | 228 | 252 | 478 | 580 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 997,478 | 1,048,514 | 1,002,948 | 889,185 | 924,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | kt | 4,208 | 4,053 | 4,263 | 4,306 | 4,487 |
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