People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Mexico
Mexico: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 600,167 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Mexico is 600,167 people, measured in 2024. 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 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Mexico peaked at 4.68 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 600,167 people, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 60th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.94 million people | 3.20 million people | 4.68 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million people | 1.45 million people | 3.03 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 937,070 people | 600,167 people | 1.28 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 57 Tajikistan 714,996 people compare
- 58 Guatemala 707,323 people compare
- 59 Bangladesh 628,637 people compare
- 61 Liberia 596,153 people compare
- 62 Nepal 543,050 people compare
- 63 Mauritania 508,969 people compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 686.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 11.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 150.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2057 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.6771 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 48.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Mexico?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Mexico was 600,167 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 600,167 people in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Mexico ranks 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.