Drinking water services in rural areas in Mongolia
Mongolia: Drinking water services in rural areas was 159,370 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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 rural areas 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 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Mongolia peaked at 421,061 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 159,370 people, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 55th of 178 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.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 421,061 people | — |
| 2001 | 403,307 people | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 385,774 people | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 368,412 people | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 351,244 people | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 334,396 people | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 317,963 people | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 302,104 people | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 286,932 people | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 272,560 people | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 258,964 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 250,722 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 245,437 people | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 240,355 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 235,307 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 230,044 people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 224,439 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 218,386 people | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 211,815 people | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 204,822 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 197,002 people | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 188,215 people | -4.5% |
| 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 845.16 people, 188.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 159,370 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 211.69 people, 752.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 344,375 people | 272,560 people | 421,061 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 232,029 people | 204,822 people | 258,964 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,576 people | 159,370 people | 197,002 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 rural areas in Mongolia?
- Drinking water services in rural areas 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 in rural areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 421,061 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,370 people in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Mongolia ranks 55th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. 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 Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.