Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mongolia stood at 4.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mongolia peaked at 19.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1473 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mongolia?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mongolia was 4.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Mongolia ranks 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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