People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.2648 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mongolia is 0.2648 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.4022 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2648 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Mongolia ranks 147th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4022 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3912 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3802 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3674 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3563 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3452 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3336 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.323 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3129 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3033 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2944 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2903 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.289 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2882 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2875 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2868 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.286 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2847 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2831 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2812 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2783 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2743 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2698 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2648 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.2648 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.2648 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3515 people per square kilometre | 0.3033 people per square kilometre | 0.4022 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2871 people per square kilometre | 0.2812 people per square kilometre | 0.2944 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2718 people per square kilometre | 0.2648 people per square kilometre | 0.2783 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 144 Palau 0.377 people per square kilometre compare
- 145 Israel 0.3463 people per square kilometre compare
- 146 United Arab Emirates 0.3117 people per square kilometre compare
- 148 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2369 people per square kilometre compare
- 149 Thailand 0.2082 people per square kilometre compare
- 150 Paraguay 0.2072 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mongolia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.2648 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4022 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2648 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 147th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 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.