People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.1147 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mongolia is 0.1147 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.2606 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1147 people per person, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 59th of 214 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2606 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2504 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2402 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2303 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2208 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2116 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2024 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1934 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1844 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1755 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1674 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1622 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1585 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1548 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1511 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1476 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1442 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1408 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1374 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.134 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1303 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1263 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1224 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1185 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1147 people per person | -3.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.1147 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.1147 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 4.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.217 people per person | 0.1755 people per person | 0.2606 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1498 people per person | 0.134 people per person | 0.1674 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1224 people per person | 0.1147 people per person | 0.1303 people per person | 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, per capita in Mongolia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mongolia was 0.1147 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2606 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1147 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 59th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.