Sanitation facilities usage in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sanitation facilities usage was 149,597 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Mongolia stood at 149,597 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Mongolia peaked at 487,237 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 149,597 people, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 63rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 396,018 people | 310,184 people | 487,237 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,366 people | 213,523 people | 293,733 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,367 people | 149,597 people | 202,200 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Mongolia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Mongolia was 149,597 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 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 487,237 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,597 people in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Mongolia ranks 63rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. 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. 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.