Access to electricity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Access to electricity was 95.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Access to electricity in Mongolia, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Mongolia stood at 95.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Mongolia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2011.
That places Mongolia 155th out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | 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 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 95.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 95.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.9%, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 96.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.2% | 97.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 95.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2011.
- How does Mongolia rank for access to electricity?
- Mongolia ranks 155th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.