Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mongolia
Mongolia: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 21.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 21.9% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2025.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mongolia peaked at 23.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2009.
Mongolia ranks 21st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +57.1% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +188.3% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | -7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +188.3% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| 2010 | +57.1% | 3.3% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 5.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 19.5% | 23.6% | 6 |
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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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mongolia?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mongolia was 21.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- How does Mongolia rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Mongolia ranks 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.