People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 52.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, 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
Mongolia recorded 52.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mongolia peaked at 52.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 42nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 23.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 33.0% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 46.4% | 52.3% | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mongolia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Mongolia was 52.3% 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 using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Mongolia ranks 42nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.