Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mexico
Mexico: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 45.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mexico is 45.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mexico peaked at 45.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 43rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.6% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 25.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 29.8% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.8% | 45.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mexico?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Mexico was 45.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Mexico ranks 43rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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