Electricity production from oil sources in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity production from oil sources was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Mongolia, 1990–2023
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 5.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 28.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% 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 101st of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources 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% | +28.3% |
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 | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 98 Mexico 7.4% compare
- 99 Rwanda 7.2% compare
- 100 Belize 7.1% compare
- 102 Côte d'Ivoire 5.4% compare
- 103 Republic of Moldova 4.7% compare
- 104 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.6% 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 production from oil sources in Mongolia?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Mongolia was 5.6% in 2023, 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 101st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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.