Share of electricity generation from oil in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of electricity generation from oil was 5.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from oil in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from oil in Mongolia is 5.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Mongolia peaked at 6.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 101st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 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 oil in Mongolia?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Mongolia was 5.9% 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 oil recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Mongolia ranks 101st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.