Electricity generation from renewables in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation from renewables was 0.81 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from renewables 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 renewables in Mongolia stood at 0.81 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 268.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Mongolia peaked at 0.83 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 133rd of 214 countries on this measure, 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 renewables in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +75.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +76.0% |
| 2019 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +56.8% |
| 2020 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.83 terawatt-hours | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.78 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.81 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.79 terawatt-hours, 21% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.81 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.98 terawatt-hours, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +200.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.004 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.235 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.77 terawatt-hours | 0.68 terawatt-hours | 0.83 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 renewables in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Mongolia was 0.81 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 renewables recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Mongolia ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.2%. 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.