People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Mongolia
Mongolia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 13.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, 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 practicing open defecation, rural in Mongolia stood at 13.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Mongolia peaked at 44.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 38th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.2% | — |
| 2001 | 42.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -8.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 13.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 51.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 13.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 4.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 32.8% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 20.0% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 13.7% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 35 Afghanistan 15.4% compare
- 36 Laos 14.3% compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 14.2% compare
- 39 Pakistan 13.0% compare
- 40 East Timor 11.7% compare
- 41 Senegal 11.3% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Mongolia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Mongolia was 13.7% 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 practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Mongolia ranks 38th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.