People not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia
Mongolia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 404,343 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia is 404,343 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia peaked at 622,449 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 404,343 people, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 75th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 622,449 people | — |
| 2001 | 605,406 people | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 588,335 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 571,147 people | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 553,856 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 536,633 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 519,638 people | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 503,131 people | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 487,320 people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 472,414 people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 458,433 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 451,999 people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 450,051 people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 448,725 people | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 447,750 people | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 446,694 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 445,318 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 443,409 people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 440,852 people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 437,824 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 433,416 people | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 427,202 people | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 420,160 people | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 412,614 people | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 404,343 people | -2.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 404,343 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 6.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 404,343 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 38.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 546,033 people | 472,414 people | 622,449 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 447,106 people | 437,824 people | 458,433 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 419,547 people | 404,343 people | 433,416 people | 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia was 404,343 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 622,449 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 404,343 people in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Mongolia ranks 75th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.