Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mexico
Mexico: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mexico is 97.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mexico peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | 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. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 97.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (28 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)
- 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mexico?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Mexico was 97.5% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.