Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia
Mongolia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.81 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia stood at 0.81 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 268.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia peaked at 0.83 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 133rd of 214 countries on this measure, 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 low-carbon sources 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 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +75.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +76.0% |
| 2019 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +56.8% |
| 2020 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.83 terawatt-hours | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.78 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.81 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 14% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.81 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.98 terawatt-hours, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +200.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.004 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.235 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.77 terawatt-hours | 0.68 terawatt-hours | 0.83 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More climate change data for Mongolia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,940 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 461.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 64.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2444 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia was 0.81 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 low-carbon sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Mongolia ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.