Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Mongolia is 6.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Mongolia peaked at 8.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2002.
Mongolia ranks 97th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.9% | — |
| 1991 | 7.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | -31.6% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +61.1% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -35.2% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +35.4% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +28.0% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +13.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 6.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 6.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Mongolia?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Mongolia was 6.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Mongolia ranks 97th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.