People using at least a basic drinking water source in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 2.99 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Mongolia recorded 2.99 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Mongolia peaked at 2.99 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million people, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 133rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 million people | 1.53 million people | 1.98 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million people | 2.04 million people | 2.66 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 million people | 2.73 million people | 2.99 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Mongolia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 104.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 29.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 18.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2848 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 44.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0051 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0127 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5127 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Mongolia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Mongolia was 2.99 million 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million people in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Mongolia ranks 133rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.