Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0424 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mongolia is 0.0424 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.204 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0424 people per person, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 53rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.204 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1928 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1819 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1712 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1612 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1515 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.142 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1329 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1239 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1153 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1073 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1015 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0968 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0922 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0876 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0831 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0786 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0742 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0698 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0653 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0608 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0561 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0515 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0469 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0424 people per person | -9.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0424 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 15.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0424 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 people per person, 26.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1577 people per person | 0.1153 people per person | 0.204 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0856 people per person | 0.0653 people per person | 0.1073 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0515 people per person | 0.0424 people per person | 0.0608 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, per capita in Mongolia?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mongolia was 0.0424 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.204 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0424 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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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Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.