Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 63.5% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mongolia peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 146th out of 178 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.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +2.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 63.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 63.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 28.8% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 42.7% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 57.4% | 63.5% | 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mongolia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mongolia was 63.5% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Mongolia ranks 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.