Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 2,525 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 2,525 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Mongolia peaked at 2,525 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,181 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 55th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,327 kilowatt-hours | 1,181 kilowatt-hours | 1,515 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,769 kilowatt-hours | 1,580 kilowatt-hours | 1,935 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,148 kilowatt-hours | 1,811 kilowatt-hours | 2,525 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 52 Czechia 2,907 kilowatt-hours compare
- 53 Falkland Islands 2,859 kilowatt-hours compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,595 kilowatt-hours compare
- 56 Germany 2,435 kilowatt-hours compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 2,374 kilowatt-hours compare
- 58 Italy 2,292 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 26.3% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 61.1% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 44.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Mongolia was 2,525 kilowatt-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 fossil fuels per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,525 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,181 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Mongolia ranks 55th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.