Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Mongolia is 99.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Mongolia peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 144th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.3% | — |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4% | 67.3% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 72.1% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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 proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Mongolia?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Mongolia was 99.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Mongolia ranks 144th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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