People using at least basic sanitation services in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using at least basic sanitation services was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Mongolia stood at 74.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Mongolia peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 154th of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 43.4% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 55.7% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 68.8% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 151 Marshall Islands 79.0% compare
- 152 Peru 78.8% compare
- 153 South Africa 77.4% compare
- 155 Myanmar 74.2% compare
- 156 East Timor 72.9% compare
- 157 Botswana 72.1% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 24,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 21,449 (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 19, male, interpolated 25,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 27,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 24,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 23,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 22,554 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Mongolia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Mongolia was 74.3% 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 sanitation services recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Mongolia ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.