Renewable Energy Consumption: Mongolia

Analysis# Mongolia Renewable Energy Consumption Mongolia derived 3% of its total energy from renewable sources in 2021, slightly below its all-time peak of 6.5% recorded in 2002. Since 1990, renewable energy consumption has grown 57.9% overall, though the trajectory remains volatile. The current figure sits well above the all-time low of 1.8% in 2017, indicating modest recovery over recent years. A sharp decline occurred between 2016 and 2017, when renewable energy consumption plummeted from 3.4% to 1.8%—the steepest drop in the dataset. Since that low point, the share has rebounded steadily, averaging 2.4% from 2018 to 2021. The recent upward momentum from 2017 onwards suggests Mongolia is gradually rebuilding renewable energy infrastructure, though the country remains far from its early-2000s peak and continues heavy reliance on fossil fuels.