Electricity generation in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation was 9.69 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation in Mongolia is 9.69 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Mongolia peaked at 9.69 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 111th 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 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 | 4 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 4.04 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.32 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 4.54 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.81 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.02 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.38 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 5.51 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.67 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.03 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 6.57 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 6.94 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 6.64 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 7.44 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 7.75 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 8.29 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 8.82 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 9.69 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 9.69 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 9.69 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.73 terawatt-hours, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | 4.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 terawatt-hours | 4.32 terawatt-hours | 6.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1 terawatt-hours | 6.64 terawatt-hours | 9.69 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 generation in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation in Mongolia was 9.69 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 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.69 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation?
- Mongolia ranks 111th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.