Electricity demand in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity demand was 12.41 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Mongolia stood at 12.41 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Mongolia peaked at 12.41 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.06 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.06 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3.15 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.24 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.27 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.44 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 3.56 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.75 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 3.91 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.56 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 4.79 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 5.15 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 6.2 terawatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 6.7 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 6.88 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.08 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.58 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 8.21 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 8.64 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 8.28 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 9.24 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 9.83 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 10.68 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 11.54 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 12.41 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12.41 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 64% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12.41 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.57 terawatt-hours | 3.06 terawatt-hours | 4.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.58 terawatt-hours | 4.56 terawatt-hours | 8.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.33 terawatt-hours | 8.28 terawatt-hours | 12.41 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Mongolia?
- Electricity demand in Mongolia was 12.41 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.41 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity demand?
- Mongolia ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.