Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 13.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mongolia is 13.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mongolia peaked at 20.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1990.
Mongolia ranks 54th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.6% | — |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +54.3% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -7.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 13.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 13.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.8%, 1.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +54.3% | 11.3% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 9.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.1% | 14.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mongolia?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Mongolia was 13.1% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Mongolia ranks 54th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.