Electricity demand per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity demand per person was 3,528 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Mongolia stood at 3,528 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Mongolia peaked at 3,528 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,246 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 92nd out of 214 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.
Electricity demand per person in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,246 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,271 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,296 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,297 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,353 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1,389 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,451 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1,499 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,587 kilowatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1,568 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,688 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1,745 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,842 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2,174 kilowatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 2,300 kilowatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 2,311 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,328 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,442 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 2,592 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 2,673 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,516 kilowatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2,767 kilowatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 2,903 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 3,112 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 3,320 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 3,528 kilowatt-hours | +6.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3,528 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3,528 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,396 kilowatt-hours | 1,246 kilowatt-hours | 1,587 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,210 kilowatt-hours | 1,688 kilowatt-hours | 2,673 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,024 kilowatt-hours | 2,516 kilowatt-hours | 3,528 kilowatt-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)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Mongolia?
- Electricity demand per person in Mongolia was 3,528 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,528 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,246 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Mongolia ranks 92nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.