People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 77.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, 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
Mongolia recorded 77.8% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mongolia peaked at 77.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 40th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.0% | — |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.0% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 61.9% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 73.2% | 77.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 37 Bulgaria 79.6% compare
- 38 Italy 78.6% compare
- 39 Türkiye 78.1% compare
- 41 Republic of Moldova 77.2% compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 75.9% compare
- 43 Iran, Islamic Republic of 75.3% 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)
- 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mongolia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mongolia was 77.8% 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, urban recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Mongolia ranks 40th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban 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.