Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.003 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.003 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.0143 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.003 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Mongolia ranks 93rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0143 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0142 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.014 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0132 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.011 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.01 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.007 people per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 people per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 people per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 people per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 people per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.003 people per square kilometre | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0132 people per square kilometre | 0.0118 people per square kilometre | 0.0143 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.009 people per square kilometre | 0.0063 people per square kilometre | 0.0115 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 people per square kilometre | 0.003 people per square kilometre | 0.0055 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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- 94 Georgia 0.0019 people per square kilometre compare
- 95 Guyana 0.0005 people per square kilometre compare
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- 96 Albania 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 United Arab Emirates 0 people per square kilometre
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- 96 Armenia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Austria 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Azerbaijan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belgium 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bangladesh 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Bulgaria 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belarus 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bermuda 0 people per square kilometre
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- 96 Brazil 0 people per square kilometre compare
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- 96 Canada 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Switzerland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Chile 0 people per square kilometre compare
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- 96 Cayman Islands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Cyprus 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
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- 96 Spain 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Estonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Finland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 France 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 United Kingdom 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Gibraltar 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Hong Kong 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Ireland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Iran 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Israel 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Italy 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Cambodia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Kuwait 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Laos 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Sri Lanka 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Lithuania 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Luxembourg 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Latvia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Macao 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Moldova 0 people per square kilometre
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- 96 Mexico 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 North Macedonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Malta 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Montenegro 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Malaysia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Netherlands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Norway 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 New Zealand 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Oman 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Palau 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Poland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 North Korea 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Portugal 0 people per square kilometre
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- 96 Palestine 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Romania 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Russia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Singapore 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Slovakia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Sweden 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per square kilometre
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- 96 Turkmenistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 East Timor 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Ukraine 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Uruguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 United States 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Uzbekistan 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Vietnam 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Zimbabwe 0 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.003 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0143 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 93rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.