Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 59.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia peaked at 59.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 132nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 59.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 59.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.0%, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 23.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 34.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 52.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
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 share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia was 59.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Mongolia ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.