People using improved drinking water sources in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using improved drinking water sources was 133,994 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Mongolia stood at 133,994 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Mongolia peaked at 312,463 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 133,994 people, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 82nd of 231 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 312,463 people | — |
| 2001 | 302,387 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 292,294 people | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 282,139 people | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 271,929 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 261,747 people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 251,673 people | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 241,829 people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 232,311 people | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 223,205 people | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 214,513 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 208,891 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 205,034 people | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 201,348 people | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 197,692 people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 193,863 people | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 189,752 people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 185,266 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 180,368 people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 175,129 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 169,196 people | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 162,237 people | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 153,202 people | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 143,811 people | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 133,994 people | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 267,198 people | 223,205 people | 312,463 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 195,186 people | 175,129 people | 214,513 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,488 people | 133,994 people | 169,196 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 79 Tunisia 159,233 people compare
- 80 Ireland 152,499 people compare
- 81 Solomon Islands 150,843 people compare
- 83 Azerbaijan 122,236 people compare
- 84 Namibia 110,293 people compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 94,320 people compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.012 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 25.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Mongolia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Mongolia was 133,994 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 312,463 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,994 people in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Mongolia ranks 82nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.