Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from hydropower 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 hydropower in Mongolia stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mongolia peaked at 1.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 141st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +87.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +45.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 5% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.3%, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from hydropower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +87.0% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 138 Poland 1.0% compare
- 139 South Africa 0.8% compare
- 140 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
- 142 Cuba 0.6% compare
- 143 South Korea 0.6% compare
- 144 Belgium 0.6% 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mongolia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mongolia was 0.6% 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 hydropower recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Mongolia ranks 141st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 hydropower. 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.