People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mongolia

Mongolia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 36.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
36.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 97 countries
All-time high
36.8%
in 2016
All-time low
4.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mongolia, 2000–2017

0102030402000200820172000: 4.1 lowest2001: 6.2 lowest2002: 8.2 lowest2003: 10.3 lowest2004: 12.3 lowest2005: 14.3 lowest2006: 16.4 lowest2007: 18.4 lowest2008: 20.5 lowest2009: 22.5 lowest2010: 24.5 lowest2011: 26.6 lowest2012: 28.6 lowest2013: 30.7 lowest2014: 32.7 lowest2015: 34.7 lowest2016: 36.8 lowest2017: 36.8 lowest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mongolia is 36.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mongolia peaked at 36.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2000.

Mongolia ranks 50th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Mongolia, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 4.1%
2001 6.2% +49.3%
2002 8.2% +33.0%
2003 10.3% +24.8%
2004 12.3% +19.9%
2005 14.3% +16.6%
2006 16.4% +14.2%
2007 18.4% +12.5%
2008 20.5% +11.1%
2009 22.5% +10.0%
2010 24.5% +9.1%
2011 26.6% +8.3%
2012 28.6% +7.7%
2013 30.7% +7.1%
2014 32.7% +6.7%
2015 34.7% +6.2%
2016 36.8% +5.9%
2017 36.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.3% 4.1% 22.5% 10
2010s 31.4% 24.5% 36.8% 8

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 47 Indonesia 41.9% compare
  2. 48 Eswatini 41.8% compare
  3. 49 Viet Nam 41.0% compare
  4. 51 Burundi 32.1% compare
  5. 52 Afghanistan 30.9% compare
  6. 53 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mongolia?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mongolia was 36.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
How does Mongolia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Mongolia ranks 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
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, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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