Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 8.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of 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 %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 8.4% for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia peaked at 11.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 167th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.2% | — |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +197.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +55.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +91.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +63.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +61.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +48.5% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -5.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 8.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.8%, 31% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 8.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.0%, 33% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of 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 | +197.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 164 Barbados 9.0% compare
- 165 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.7% compare
- 166 Guam 8.6% compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 8.1% compare
- 169 Maldives 7.1% compare
- 170 Puerto Rico 6.4% compare
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 share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mongolia was 8.4% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Mongolia ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. 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 Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.