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.
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
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 26.3% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 61.1% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 44.3% (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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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.