Democratic People’s Republic of Korea vs Mongolia: Electricity generation from solar

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
0.17 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mongolia
0.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
101st
Mongolia rank
99th

Electricity generation from solar over time

  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • Mongolia
00.050.10.150.2200020122025

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.21 terawatt-hours against 0.17 terawatt-hours in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mongolia ahead.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Mongolia ranks 99th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Mongolia Difference Ahead
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0.002 terawatt-hours 0.002 terawatt-hours Mongolia
2010s 0.028 terawatt-hours 0.028 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2020s 0.14 terawatt-hours 0.176 terawatt-hours 0.036 terawatt-hours Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 0.21 terawatt-hours against 0.17 terawatt-hours in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Mongolia?
0.04 terawatt-hours, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Mongolia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Mongolia rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Mongolia ranks 99th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.