Share of electricity generation from solar in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of electricity generation from solar was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar 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 solar in Mongolia stood at 2.2%.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 1,094.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Mongolia peaked at 2.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 125th 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 solar 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 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +182.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +83.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +89.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -9.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 2.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 40% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from solar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +182.1% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2019 | +89.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| 2018 | +83.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 122 Philippines 2.4% compare
- 123 Slovakia 2.4% compare
- 124 Malaysia 2.2% compare
- 126 Belize 2.1% compare
- 127 Saudi Arabia 1.8% compare
- 128 South Sudan 1.8% 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 solar in Mongolia?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Mongolia was 2.2% 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 solar recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Mongolia ranks 125th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,094.1%. 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 solar. 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.