Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 94.43 watts per capita in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Mongolia stood at 94.43 watts per capita. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 195.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Mongolia peaked at 94.43 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.22 watts per capita, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 142nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.22 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 6.71 watts per capita | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 6.75 watts per capita | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.93 watts per capita | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.98 watts per capita | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.24 watts per capita | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.66 watts per capita | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.87 watts per capita | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 9.36 watts per capita | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 9.45 watts per capita | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.28 watts per capita | +61.7% |
| 2011 | 15.5 watts per capita | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 15.45 watts per capita | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.68 watts per capita | +111.5% |
| 2014 | 32 watts per capita | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 31.32 watts per capita | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 34.66 watts per capita | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 60.72 watts per capita | +75.2% |
| 2018 | 82.08 watts per capita | +35.2% |
| 2019 | 88.11 watts per capita | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 87.57 watts per capita | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.34 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 85.17 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 85.08 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.43 watts per capita | +11.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 94.43 watts per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07 watts per capita, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 94.43 watts per capita is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175.9 watts per capita, 54% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +111.5% | 15.45 watts per capita | 32.68 watts per capita |
| 2017 | +75.2% | 34.66 watts per capita | 60.72 watts per capita |
| 2010 | +61.7% | 9.45 watts per capita | 15.28 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.52 watts per capita | 6.22 watts per capita | 9.45 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.78 watts per capita | 15.28 watts per capita | 88.11 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.72 watts per capita | 85.08 watts per capita | 94.43 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104.49 watts per capita compare
- 140 Jamaica 98.87 watts per capita compare
- 141 Mayotte 95.66 watts per capita compare
- 143 Tunisia 88.45 watts per capita compare
- 144 Turks and Caicos Islands 86.37 watts per capita compare
- 145 Marshall Islands 85.06 watts per capita compare
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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Mongolia?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Mongolia was 94.43 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.43 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.22 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Mongolia ranks 142nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).