Renewable electricity generation by source in Mongolia
Mongolia: Renewable electricity generation by source was 0.54 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generation by source in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, renewable electricity generation by source in Mongolia stood at 0.54 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generation by source in Mongolia peaked at 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 64th of 212 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.
Renewable electricity generation by source 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 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +160.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +114.3% |
| 2019 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +60.0% |
| 2020 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.54 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.16 terawatt-hours, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generation by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +160.0% | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours |
| 2018 | +114.3% | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.3 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.48 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5217 terawatt-hours | 0.48 terawatt-hours | 0.58 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 renewable electricity generation by source in Mongolia?
- Renewable electricity generation by source in Mongolia was 0.54 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Mongolia ranks 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is renewable electricity generation by source rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.