People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Mongolia stood at 63.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Mongolia peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 142nd out of 174 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.
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 |
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More health data for Mongolia
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 22,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 41,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 40,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 42,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 24,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 24,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 26,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 27,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 21,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Mongolia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Mongolia was 63.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Mongolia ranks 142nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.