Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 3,371 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Mongolia recorded 3,371 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 28.9% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mongolia peaked at 22,148 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,371 people, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 70th of 186 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,148 people | — |
| 2001 | 21,912 people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 21,632 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 21,302 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 20,922 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 20,492 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 20,022 people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 19,519 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 18,992 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 18,444 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 17,878 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 17,154 people | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 16,345 people | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 15,527 people | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 14,685 people | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 13,802 people | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 12,869 people | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 11,878 people | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 10,835 people | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 9,743 people | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 8,582 people | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 7,349 people | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 6,067 people | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 4,742 people | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 3,371 people | -28.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3,371 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93 people, 21.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,538 people | 18,444 people | 22,148 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,072 people | 9,743 people | 17,878 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,022 people | 3,371 people | 8,582 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mongolia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Mongolia was 3,371 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,148 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,371 people in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Mongolia ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.