Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in MNG
MNG: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in MNG, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
MNG recorded 88.4% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in MNG peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2000.
That places MNG 174th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 74.6% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 83.0% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.8% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MNG
More population data for MNG
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 3.54 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 297,893 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.5 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.5 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 11 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.5 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.63 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in MNG?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in MNG was 88.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in MNG?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in MNG?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2000.
- How does MNG rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- MNG ranks 174th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in MNG?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MNG data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.