People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Mongolia

Mongolia: People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region was 1.75 million people in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1.75 million people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
72nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.87 million people
in 2000
All-time low
1.75 million people
in 2016
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Mongolia, 2000–2016

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000200820162000: 1.9M people2001: 1.9M people2002: 1.9M people2003: 1.8M people2004: 1.8M people2005: 1.8M people2006: 1.8M people2007: 1.8M people2008: 1.8M people2009: 1.8M people2010: 1.8M people2011: 1.8M people2012: 1.8M people2013: 1.8M people2014: 1.8M people2015: 1.8M people2016: 1.7M people

Source: World Bank (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Mongolia is 1.75 million people, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Mongolia peaked at 1.87 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million people, in 2016.

That places Mongolia 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Mongolia, 2000 to 2016.
Year people Change
2000 1.87 million people
2001 1.87 million people -0.5%
2002 1.85 million people -0.6%
2003 1.85 million people -0.5%
2004 1.84 million people -0.6%
2005 1.83 million people -0.4%
2006 1.82 million people -0.2%
2007 1.81 million people -0.9%
2008 1.80 million people -0.4%
2009 1.80 million people -0.1%
2010 1.79 million people -0.5%
2011 1.78 million people -0.3%
2012 1.79 million people +0.2%
2013 1.78 million people -0.6%
2014 1.77 million people -0.4%
2015 1.76 million people -0.6%
2016 1.75 million people -0.6%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 1.75 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 752,376 people, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 1.75 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 547,189 people, 3.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.83 million people 1.80 million people 1.87 million people 10
2010s 1.77 million people 1.75 million people 1.79 million people 7

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 69 Gambia 2.08 million people compare
  2. 70 Ukraine 1.92 million people compare
  3. 71 Guinea-Bissau 1.76 million people compare
  4. 73 South Korea 1.70 million people compare
  5. 74 Tajikistan 1.70 million people compare
  6. 75 Serbia 1.67 million people compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Mongolia?
People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Mongolia was 1.75 million people in 2016, according to World Bank (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.87 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million people in 2016.
How does Mongolia rank for people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region?
Mongolia ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region
Unit
people
Source
World Bank (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 3,105 data points, 2000–2016
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