Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mongolia
Mongolia: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 52.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Mongolia stood at 52.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Mongolia peaked at 52.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 42nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | +3.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 52.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 52.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 23.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 33.0% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 46.4% | 52.3% | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Mongolia?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Mongolia was 52.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Mongolia ranks 42nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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