Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 41.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia is 41.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia peaked at 77.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 63rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 68.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 50.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 41.0% | 48.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More economy & growth data for Mongolia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.17 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,413 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 17.15 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4388 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,119 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2802 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mongolia was 41.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Mongolia ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.