People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Mongolia
Mongolia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Mongolia stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and down 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Mongolia peaked at 1.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 78th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 5.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -30.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 75 Suriname 0.2% compare
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 0.2% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 79 Croatia 0.1% compare
- 80 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% compare
- 81 Cuba 0.1% 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, urban in Mongolia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Mongolia was 0.1% 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, urban recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Mongolia ranks 78th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.