Electricity generation from wind in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation from wind was 0.54 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from wind 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 0.54 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from wind in 2025.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from wind in Mongolia peaked at 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 wind 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 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +160.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +114.3% |
| 2019 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +60.0% |
| 2020 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.54 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.16 terawatt-hours, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from wind in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +160.0% | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours |
| 2018 | +114.3% | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.3 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.48 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5217 terawatt-hours | 0.48 terawatt-hours | 0.58 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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 electricity generation from wind in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation from wind in Mongolia was 0.54 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 wind recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from wind recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation from wind?
- Mongolia ranks 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. 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 wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.