Access to electricity (% of total population) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 81.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Mongolia, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Mongolia stood at 81.8%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Mongolia peaked at 86.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 162nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.1% | — |
| 1991 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 81.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 82% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 81.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.4%, 82% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 68.1% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 67.3% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 72.1% | 81.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 159 South Africa 84.2% compare
- 160 Afghanistan 84.1% compare
- 161 Nicaragua 81.8% compare
- 163 Ghana 79.3% compare
- 164 Comoros 77.8% compare
- 165 Bangladesh 75.9% compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Mongolia?
- Access to electricity in Mongolia was 81.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for access to electricity?
- Mongolia ranks 162nd out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.