People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Mongolia
Mongolia: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 288,275 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved 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 288,275 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Mongolia peaked at 677,815 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 288,275 people, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 71st of 178 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 559,589 people | 448,682 people | 677,815 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 390,540 people | 353,622 people | 427,717 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,102 people | 288,275 people | 342,655 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Mongolia?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Mongolia was 288,275 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 677,815 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 288,275 people in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Mongolia ranks 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.