Share of electricity generation from renewables in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 8.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 8.4% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2025.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Mongolia peaked at 11.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from renewables 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 | 0.2% | — |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +197.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +55.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +91.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +63.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +61.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +48.5% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -5.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 8.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 35% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 8.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +197.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 163 United Arab Emirates 8.8% compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.7% compare
- 165 Guam 8.6% compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 8.1% compare
- 168 Maldives 7.1% compare
- 169 Puerto Rico 6.4% 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 renewables in Mongolia?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Mongolia was 8.4% 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 renewables recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Mongolia ranks 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. 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 renewables. 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.