People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mongolia

Mongolia: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 91.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
91.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 97 countries
All-time high
91.6%
in 2016
All-time low
82.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mongolia, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 82.52001: 832002: 83.62003: 84.22004: 84.72005: 85.32006: 85.92007: 86.52008: 872009: 87.62010: 88.22011: 88.72012: 89.32013: 89.92014: 90.52015: 912016: 91.62017: 91.6

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mongolia stood at 91.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mongolia peaked at 91.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2000.

Mongolia ranks 64th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban (% of) in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Mongolia, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 82.5%
2001 83.0% +0.7%
2002 83.6% +0.7%
2003 84.2% +0.7%
2004 84.7% +0.7%
2005 85.3% +0.7%
2006 85.9% +0.7%
2007 86.5% +0.7%
2008 87.0% +0.7%
2009 87.6% +0.7%
2010 88.2% +0.7%
2011 88.7% +0.6%
2012 89.3% +0.6%
2013 89.9% +0.6%
2014 90.5% +0.6%
2015 91.0% +0.6%
2016 91.6% +0.6%
2017 91.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.0% 82.5% 87.6% 10
2010s 90.1% 88.2% 91.6% 8

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 61 Lesotho 92.3% compare
  2. 62 Ghana 92.1% compare
  3. 63 Guinea 91.7% compare
  4. 65 Togo 91.1% compare
  5. 66 Ethiopia 90.7% compare
  6. 67 Gabon 90.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mongolia?
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Mongolia was 91.6% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2000.
How does Mongolia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
Mongolia ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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