People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 84.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mongolia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 84.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mongolia peaked at 84.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.2% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 54.2% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 72.9% | 84.2% | 8 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1534 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mongolia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mongolia was 84.2% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Mongolia ranks 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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