Electricity generation from oil in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation from oil was 0.57 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.57 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.57 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0.05 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from oil in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from oil in Mongolia stood at 0.57 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 147.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Mongolia peaked at 0.57 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.05 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from oil in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +60.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | +38.2% |
| 2024 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 2025 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.57 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.57 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.49 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.255 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.37 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.44 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 0.57 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 97 Vietnam 0.62 terawatt-hours compare
- 98 Bermuda 0.6 terawatt-hours compare
- 98 Palestine 0.6 terawatt-hours compare
- 100 Ghana 0.57 terawatt-hours compare
- 102 South Sudan 0.55 terawatt-hours compare
- 103 Gabon 0.53 terawatt-hours compare
- 103 Seychelles 0.53 terawatt-hours compare
- 103 Ukraine 0.53 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 oil in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation from oil in Mongolia was 0.57 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 oil recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.57 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Mongolia ranks 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.