Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.001 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mongolia stood at 0.001 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.8% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.0093 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.001 people per person, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 74th of 182 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, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0093 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0091 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.005 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.003 people per person | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 people per person | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 people per person | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 people per person | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 people per person | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 0.001 people per person | -29.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.001 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 7.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0082 people per person | 0.0069 people per person | 0.0093 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 people per person | 0.003 people per person | 0.0065 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 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, per capita in Mongolia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mongolia was 0.001 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 74th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.