Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 11.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia is 11.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia peaked at 25.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 59th of 232 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.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -3.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 11.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 11.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4%, 4.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 17.7% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Mongolia was 11.6% 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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Mongolia ranks 59th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.