Drinking water services in Mongolia
Mongolia: Drinking water services was 159,370 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Mongolia is 159,370 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Mongolia peaked at 444,143 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 159,370 people, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 60th out of 231 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.
Drinking water services in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 444,143 people | — |
| 2001 | 425,908 people | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 407,835 people | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 389,869 people | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 372,031 people | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 354,449 people | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 337,225 people | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 320,528 people | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 304,475 people | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 289,182 people | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 274,625 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 265,259 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 258,757 people | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 252,428 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 246,086 people | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 239,469 people | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 232,442 people | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 224,892 people | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 216,755 people | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 208,125 people | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 198,591 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 188,215 people | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 178,942 people | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 169,351 people | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 159,370 people | -5.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 159,370 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 30.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 364,564 people | 289,182 people | 444,143 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,884 people | 208,125 people | 274,625 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,894 people | 159,370 people | 198,591 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Mongolia?
- Drinking water services in Mongolia was 159,370 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 drinking water services recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 444,143 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,370 people in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for drinking water services?
- Mongolia ranks 60th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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 Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.