Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Mongolia

Mongolia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8.88 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
75th
of 208 countries
All-time high
8.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
2.9 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Mongolia, 2000–2025

24682000201220252000: 2.9 terawatt-hours2001: 3 terawatt-hours2002: 3.1 terawatt-hours2003: 3.1 terawatt-hours2004: 3.3 terawatt-hours2005: 3.4 terawatt-hours2006: 3.5 terawatt-hours2007: 3.7 terawatt-hours2008: 4 terawatt-hours2009: 4 terawatt-hours2010: 4.3 terawatt-hours2011: 4.5 terawatt-hours2012: 4.8 terawatt-hours2013: 4.9 terawatt-hours2014: 5.2 terawatt-hours2015: 5.3 terawatt-hours2016: 5.4 terawatt-hours2017: 5.8 terawatt-hours2018: 6.1 terawatt-hours2019: 6.2 terawatt-hours2020: 6 terawatt-hours2021: 6.6 terawatt-hours2022: 7 terawatt-hours2023: 7.5 terawatt-hours2024: 8 terawatt-hours2025: 8.9 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Mongolia is 8.88 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Mongolia peaked at 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Mongolia ranks 75th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.4 terawatt-hours 2.9 terawatt-hours 4.01 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 5.24 terawatt-hours 4.27 terawatt-hours 6.25 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 7.33 terawatt-hours 5.96 terawatt-hours 8.88 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 73 Portugal 9.74 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 74 Trinidad and Tobago 9.54 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 76 Bolivia 8.71 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.15 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 78 Cote d'Ivoire 7.67 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Mongolia?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Mongolia was 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
Mongolia ranks 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
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