Share of electricity generation from coal in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of electricity generation from coal was 85.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from coal in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 85.8% for share of electricity generation from coal in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Mongolia peaked at 98.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2021.
That places Mongolia 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 95.5% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 84.7% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.3% | 85.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 share of electricity generation from coal in Mongolia?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Mongolia was 85.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Mongolia ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.