Installed solar energy capacity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.1892 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar energy capacity in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.1892 gigawatts for installed solar energy capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 1,291.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar energy capacity in Mongolia peaked at 0.1892 gigawatts in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 gigawatts, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 108th of 218 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.
Installed solar energy capacity in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 gigawatts | — |
| 2001 | 0.0005 gigawatts | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 gigawatts | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 gigawatts | +59.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 gigawatts | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 gigawatts | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.002 gigawatts | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 gigawatts | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 gigawatts | +179.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 gigawatts | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 gigawatts | +72.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0129 gigawatts | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0132 gigawatts | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 gigawatts | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 gigawatts | +73.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0563 gigawatts | +138.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0728 gigawatts | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0978 gigawatts | +34.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1032 gigawatts | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1034 gigawatts | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1034 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1084 gigawatts | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1432 gigawatts | +32.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1892 gigawatts | +32.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.1892 gigawatts is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3169 gigawatts, 60% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.1892 gigawatts is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1563 gigawatts, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar energy capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +179.6% | 0.0023 gigawatts | 0.0064 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0023 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0067 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0329 gigawatts | 0.0116 gigawatts | 0.0978 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1251 gigawatts | 0.1032 gigawatts | 0.1892 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 105 Burkina Faso 0.2056 gigawatts compare
- 106 Bolivia 0.1942 gigawatts compare
- 107 Sudan 0.1903 gigawatts compare
- 109 Ghana 0.1855 gigawatts compare
- 110 Mozambique 0.1754 gigawatts compare
- 111 Mauritania 0.169 gigawatts 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 installed solar energy capacity in Mongolia?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Mongolia was 0.1892 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1892 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 gigawatts in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Mongolia ranks 108th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,291.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total solar (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.