Share of electricity production by source in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of electricity production by source was 90.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
90.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
55th
of 208 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
88.9%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Share of electricity production by source in Mongolia, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, share of electricity production by source in Mongolia stood at 90.2%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Mongolia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2021.
Mongolia ranks 55th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 90.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 90.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.4%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.3% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 90.2% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.9% | 90.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 production by source in Mongolia?
- Share of electricity production by source in Mongolia was 90.2% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Mongolia ranks 55th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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