Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 91.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia stood at 91.6%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2021.
That places Mongolia 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 91.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.2%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 91.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.0%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 90.1% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 88.8% | 91.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 44 Puerto Rico 93.6% compare
- 45 Maldives 92.9% compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 91.9% compare
- 48 Guam 91.4% compare
- 49 Saint Kitts and Nevis 91.3% compare
- 50 Barbados 91.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
- Fuel exports 61.1% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mongolia was 91.6% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Mongolia ranks 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.