Number of people with and without electricity access in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of people with and without electricity access was 3.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Mongolia is 3.49 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Mongolia peaked at 3.49 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.61 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.73 million | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.78 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.89 million | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.88 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.19 million | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 1.98 million | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 2.03 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.15 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.01 million | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.38 million | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 2.35 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.55 million | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.66 million | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.80 million | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.95 million | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.15 million | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.23 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.43 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.48 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.49 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 million | 1.61 million | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 million | 2.01 million | 3.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 million | 3.31 million | 3.49 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Mongolia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Mongolia was 3.49 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Mongolia ranks 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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