People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mongolia
Mongolia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2386 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mongolia stood at 0.2386 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mongolia peaked at 0.3575 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2386 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 119th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3575 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3466 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3356 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3232 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3123 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3016 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2905 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2803 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2706 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2614 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2529 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2496 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2492 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2493 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2496 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2498 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.25 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2499 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2494 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2487 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2472 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2448 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2419 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2386 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.2386 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 people per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.2386 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.67 people per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.308 people per square kilometre | 0.2614 people per square kilometre | 0.3575 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2498 people per square kilometre | 0.2487 people per square kilometre | 0.2529 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2431 people per square kilometre | 0.2386 people per square kilometre | 0.2472 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 116 Tajikistan 0.2959 people per square kilometre compare
- 117 Syria 0.2652 people per square kilometre compare
- 118 Argentina 0.2628 people per square kilometre compare
- 120 Paraguay 0.2072 people per square kilometre compare
- 121 Jordan 0.1381 people per square kilometre compare
- 122 Suriname 0.1156 people per square kilometre compare
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mongolia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mongolia was 0.2386 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3575 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Mongolia ranks 119th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.