People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Mexico
Mexico: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 74.63 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
Mexico recorded 74.63 million people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Mexico peaked at 74.63 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.16 million people, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 7th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Mexico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.16 million people | — |
| 2001 | 59.90 million people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 60.62 million people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 61.33 million people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 62.03 million people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 62.72 million people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.43 million people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 64.18 million people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 64.98 million people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.79 million people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 66.60 million people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 67.40 million people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.17 million people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.91 million people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 69.60 million people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 70.20 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 70.73 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.24 million people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.77 million people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 72.31 million people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.76 million people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.10 million people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 73.50 million people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 74.07 million people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 74.63 million people | +0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 74.63 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million people, 39.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 74.63 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.00 million people, 74.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.42 million people | 59.16 million people | 65.79 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.69 million people | 66.60 million people | 72.31 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.61 million people | 72.76 million people | 74.63 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 4 Pakistan 138.26 million people compare
- 5 Ethiopia 114.17 million people compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 96.30 million people compare
- 8 Bangladesh 70.94 million people compare
- 9 Philippines 59.68 million people compare
- 10 Tanzania 47.08 million 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Mexico?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Mexico was 74.63 million 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 74.63 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.16 million people in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.