Primary energy use per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Primary energy use per person was 22,107 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use per person in Mongolia, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use per person in Mongolia is 22,107 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in Mongolia peaked at 22,107 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,461 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1997.
That places Mongolia 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,878 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,647 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,532 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,461 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,232 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,065 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,805 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,992 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,883 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,244 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,339 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,221 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,611 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,107 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 79 Panama 23,110 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 80 Bhutan 22,483 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 81 Lithuania 22,196 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 83 South Africa 21,592 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 84 Chile 21,237 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 85 Portugal 20,942 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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)
- Fuel exports 61.1% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 44.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy use per person in Mongolia?
- Primary energy use per person in Mongolia was 22,107 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,107 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,461 kilowatt-hours per person in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for primary energy use per person?
- Mongolia ranks 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.