Total electricity output in Mongolia

Mongolia: Total electricity output was 5,513 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
5,513 GWh
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
121st
of 230 countries
All-time high
5,513 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
2,582 GWh
in 1993
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Mongolia, 1990–2015

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200220151990: 3.3k GWh1991: 3.2k GWh1992: 2.9k GWh1993: 2.6k GWh1994: 2.7k GWh1995: 2.6k GWh1996: 2.6k GWh1997: 2.7k GWh1998: 2.7k GWh1999: 2.8k GWh2000: 2.9k GWh2001: 3.0k GWh2002: 3.1k GWh2003: 3.1k GWh2004: 3.3k GWh2005: 3.4k GWh2006: 3.5k GWh2007: 3.7k GWh2008: 4.0k GWh2009: 4.0k GWh2010: 4.3k GWh2011: 4.5k GWh2012: 4.8k GWh2013: 5.0k GWh2014: 5.4k GWh2015: 5.5k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total electricity output in Mongolia is 5,513 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Mongolia peaked at 5,513 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,582 GWh, in 1993.

That places Mongolia 121st out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Total electricity output in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Total electricity output (GWh) in Mongolia, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 3,348 GWh
1991 3,229 GWh -3.6%
1992 2,929 GWh -9.3%
1993 2,582 GWh -11.8%
1994 2,715 GWh +5.2%
1995 2,628 GWh -3.2%
1996 2,614 GWh -0.5%
1997 2,662 GWh +1.8%
1998 2,675 GWh +0.5%
1999 2,842 GWh +6.2%
2000 2,946 GWh +3.7%
2001 3,017 GWh +2.4%
2002 3,112 GWh +3.1%
2003 3,138 GWh +0.8%
2004 3,303 GWh +5.3%
2005 3,419 GWh +3.5%
2006 3,544 GWh +3.7%
2007 3,701 GWh +4.4%
2008 4,001 GWh +8.1%
2009 4,039 GWh +0.9%
2010 4,313 GWh +6.8%
2011 4,536 GWh +5.2%
2012 4,816 GWh +6.2%
2013 5,020 GWh +4.2%
2014 5,376 GWh +7.1%
2015 5,513 GWh +2.5%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 5,513 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 42% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 5,513 GWh is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,822 GWh 2,582 GWh 3,348 GWh 10
2000s 3,422 GWh 2,946 GWh 4,039 GWh 10
2010s 4,929 GWh 4,313 GWh 5,513 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 118 Albania 5,895 GWh compare
  2. 119 North Macedonia 5,646 GWh compare
  3. 120 Latvia 5,533 GWh compare
  4. 122 Yemen 5,326 GWh compare
  5. 123 Nicaragua 4,579 GWh compare
  6. 124 Cyprus 4,533 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Mongolia?
Total electricity output in Mongolia was 5,513 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 5,513 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,582 GWh in 1993.
How does Mongolia rank for total electricity output?
Mongolia ranks 121st out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants