Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 90.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mongolia, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mongolia stood at 90.2%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mongolia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2021.
That places Mongolia 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.3% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 90.2% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.9% | 90.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 54 Azerbaijan 92.8% compare
- 55 Barbados 92.7% compare
- 56 Uzbekistan 90.7% compare
- 58 Naoero 90.2% compare
- 59 Republic of Moldova 89.4% compare
- 60 Somalia 88.8% 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)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mongolia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mongolia was 90.2% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Mongolia ranks 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.