Mongolia - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Mongolia was 61.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 61.07 in 2020, while its lowest value was 28.78 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 28.78
2001 30.17
2002 31.58
2003 33.01
2004 34.47
2005 35.95
2006 37.45
2007 38.98
2008 40.54
2009 42.12
2010 43.72
2011 45.35
2012 47.00
2013 48.67
2014 50.37
2015 52.09
2016 53.84
2017 55.61
2018 57.41
2019 59.23
2020 61.07

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Mongolia was 96.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 86.98 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 86.98
2001 87.45
2002 87.93
2003 88.40
2004 88.88
2005 89.35
2006 89.83
2007 90.31
2008 90.79
2009 91.27
2010 91.75
2011 92.24
2012 92.72
2013 93.21
2014 93.70
2015 94.19
2016 94.68
2017 95.17
2018 95.66
2019 96.15
2020 96.65

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Mongolia was 85.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 85.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 62.03 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 62.03
2001 63.52
2002 64.99
2003 66.45
2004 67.90
2005 69.32
2006 70.73
2007 72.12
2008 73.49
2009 74.84
2010 76.18
2011 77.22
2012 78.10
2013 79.00
2014 79.90
2015 80.81
2016 81.73
2017 82.65
2018 83.59
2019 84.54
2020 85.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention