Electricity generation per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation per person was 2,755 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation 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
The most recent figure for electricity generation per person in Mongolia is 2,755 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Mongolia peaked at 2,755 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,181 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 102nd 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 generation per person in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,181 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,199 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,236 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,233 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,290 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1,326 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,366 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,423 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,518 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1,516 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,599 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1,654 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,721 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1,760 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,847 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,851 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,865 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,942 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2,074 kilowatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 2,147 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2,018 kilowatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2,228 kilowatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 2,289 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2,416 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 2,538 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 2,755 kilowatt-hours | +8.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 2,755 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,628 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 2,755 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,692 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,329 kilowatt-hours | 1,181 kilowatt-hours | 1,518 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,846 kilowatt-hours | 1,599 kilowatt-hours | 2,147 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,374 kilowatt-hours | 2,018 kilowatt-hours | 2,755 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)
- 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 electricity generation per person in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation per person in Mongolia was 2,755 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 per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,755 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,181 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation per person?
- Mongolia ranks 102nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.