Mongolia — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Mongolia, 2000–2024.
Electricity access for Mongolia was 99.10% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2021. The lowest was 67.30% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.63% per year.
Mongolia ranks 134 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 62%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Mongolia sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 15%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 24 of 36 economies; Kiribati (97.70%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 16% in 2012. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 43 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 153rd of 211 in 2000 → 154th of 215 in 2010 → 131st of 215 in 2020 → 134th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.1% | -0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +4.5 pp |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +2.8 pp |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +2.8 pp |
| 2015 | 88% | +2.0 pp |
| 2014 | 86% | +4.8 pp |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -2.5 pp |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +11.6 pp |
| 2011 | 72.1% | -6.4 pp |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 77% | -9.2 pp |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +11.4 pp |
| 2004 | 74.8% | -1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +3.5 pp |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +4.4 pp |
| 2000 | 67.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mongolia’s Electricity access in 2001?
71.7% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mongolia’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +47.3% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 99.1%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 99.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.