Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.88 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
76th
of 214 countries
All-time high
8.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
2.9 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 8.88 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia peaked at 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 76th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.97 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.09 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 3.11 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.28 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.53 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 3.71 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 3.99 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 4.01 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.27 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.48 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.75 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.17 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.42 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.78 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.13 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 6.25 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.96 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 6.61 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 6.99 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 7.53 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 8.04 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 8.88 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 8.88 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.15 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 8.88 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.21 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | 4.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 4.27 terawatt-hours | 6.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 terawatt-hours | 5.96 terawatt-hours | 8.88 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 74 Portugal 9.74 terawatt-hours compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 9.54 terawatt-hours compare
- 77 Bolivia 8.71 terawatt-hours compare
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 Cote d'Ivoire 7.67 terawatt-hours compare
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 generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia was 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Mongolia ranks 76th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.