Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Mongolia stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Mongolia peaked at 8.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1991.
That places Mongolia 180th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4% | — |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +137.5% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -30.5% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -10.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 4.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 31% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.5%, 32% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +137.5% | 3.0% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 4.5% compare
- 178 South Korea 4.4% compare
- 179 Curacao 4.1% compare
- 181 Russia 3.4% compare
- 182 Tonga 3.3% compare
- 183 Micronesia (country) 3.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Mongolia?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Mongolia was 4.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1991.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Mongolia ranks 180th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).