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 59th out of 249 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.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -9.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 4.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 25.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 4.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 12.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 59th out of 249 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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