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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 487,237 people | — |
| 2001 | 466,187 people | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 445,378 people | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 424,752 people | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 404,334 people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 384,265 people | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 364,658 people | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 345,692 people | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 327,494 people | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 310,184 people | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 293,733 people | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 282,845 people | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 274,978 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 267,264 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 259,501 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 251,409 people | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 242,843 people | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 233,688 people | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 223,880 people | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 213,523 people | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 202,200 people | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 189,792 people | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 176,812 people | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 163,434 people | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 149,597 people | -8.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 149,597 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 37.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 149,597 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.33 people, 1521.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.