Electricity generation from solar in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation from solar was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.21 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.21 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from solar in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.21 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Mongolia peaked at 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 99th of 214 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.
Electricity generation from solar in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +41.7% |
| 2022 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.21 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 terawatt-hours, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.21 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.165 terawatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1817 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 96 New Caledonia 0.26 terawatt-hours compare
- 97 Cuba 0.24 terawatt-hours compare
- 98 Hong Kong 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Kuwait 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Ghana 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Mali 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Mauritius 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 North Korea 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Uganda 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Zambia 0.17 terawatt-hours 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 electricity generation from solar in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation from solar in Mongolia was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Mongolia ranks 99th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.