Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia

Mongolia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
185th
of 231 countries
All-time high
91.6%
in 2024
All-time low
69.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 69.2 %2001: 70.6 %2002: 72 %2003: 73.4 %2004: 74.7 %2005: 76 %2006: 77.2 %2007: 78.4 %2008: 79.6 %2009: 80.8 %2010: 81.9 %2011: 82.7 %2012: 83.4 %2013: 84.1 %2014: 84.8 %2015: 85.4 %2016: 86.1 %2017: 86.8 %2018: 87.5 %2019: 88.1 %2020: 88.8 %2021: 89.5 %2022: 90.2 %2023: 90.9 %2024: 91.6 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 91.6% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia peaked at 91.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2000.

That places Mongolia 185th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.2% 69.2% 80.8% 10
2010s 85.1% 81.9% 88.1% 10
2020s 90.2% 88.8% 91.6% 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 182 Cambodia 92.1% compare
  2. 183 Tajikistan 92.0% compare
  3. 184 East Timor 91.9% compare
  4. 186 Sri Lanka 91.5% compare
  5. 187 Mali 91.1% compare
  6. 188 Yemen 90.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia?
Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia was 91.6% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2000.
How does Mongolia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
Mongolia ranks 185th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.