People not using improved drinking water sources in Mexico
Mexico: People not using improved drinking water sources was 600,172 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Mexico stood at 600,172 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Mexico peaked at 7.20 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 600,172 people, in 2024.
That places Mexico 67th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Mexico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.20 million people | — |
| 2001 | 6.97 million people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.73 million people | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.49 million people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.24 million people | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.99 million people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.73 million people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.47 million people | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 5.21 million people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 4.94 million people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.67 million people | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.39 million people | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.11 million people | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 3.82 million people | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 3.51 million people | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 3.20 million people | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 2.89 million people | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 2.57 million people | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 2.25 million people | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million people | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million people | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 1.26 million people | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 933,994 people | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 766,083 people | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 600,172 people | -21.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 600,172 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 9.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 600,172 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 144.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.10 million people | 4.94 million people | 7.20 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 million people | 1.92 million people | 4.67 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million people | 600,172 people | 1.60 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 64 Liberia 698,874 people compare
- 65 Canada 679,492 people compare
- 66 Malaysia 605,505 people compare
- 68 Mauritania 536,985 people compare
- 69 Guinea-Bissau 512,949 people compare
- 70 Equatorial Guinea 505,844 people compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Mexico?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Mexico was 600,172 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.20 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 600,172 people in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.