According to statistics released by the National Statistical Office of Mongolia, Mongolia's cumulative coal production from January to August 2026 totalled 84.534 million tonnes, an increase of 28.107 million tonnes over the same period last year, or 49.8% year-on-year. Of this, hard coal output was 77.628 million tonnes, up 57.5% year-on-year, while brown coal output was 6.906 million tonnes, down 3.4% year-on-year.

In August, Mongolia's total coal production was 10.842 million tonnes, up 36.5% year-on-year but down 3.0% from July. Of this, hard coal output was 9.930 million tonnes, up 40.2% year-on-year and down 2.9% month-on-month, while brown coal output was 912,000 tonnes, up 5.9% year-on-year and down 3.6% month-on-month.

Mongolia's coal exports grew 46.9% year-on-year in the first eight months. According to statistics released by the Mongolian Customs Service, Mongolia's cumulative coal exports from January to August 2026 totalled 77.7664 million tonnes, an increase of 24.836 million tonnes over the same period last year, or 46.9% year-on-year. Of this, hard coal (2701) exports were 74.4411 million tonnes, up 50.8% year-on-year, while brown coal (2702) exports were 3.3253 million tonnes, down 6.9% year-on-year.

In August, Mongolia's coal exports were 9.4226 million tonnes, up 10.6% year-on-year and 3.2% month-on-month. Of this, hard coal exports were 8.8653 million tonnes, up 10.7% year-on-year and 1.5% month-on-month, while brown coal exports were 557,300 tonnes, up 9.9% year-on-year and 40.8% month-on-month.