Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mexico
Mexico: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
67th
of 177 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2024
All-time low
77.5%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mexico is 97.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mexico peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 67th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.5% | — |
| 2001 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 97.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 97.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 77.5% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.0% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 94.8% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 64 Portugal 97.8% compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 97.6% compare
- 66 Bulgaria 97.5% compare
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.0% compare
- 70 Dominica 96.6% 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mexico?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Mexico was 97.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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