Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mexico

Mexico: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 62.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.75
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
74th
of 150 countries
All-time high
62.75
in 2024
All-time low
17.74
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mexico, 2000–2024

20304050602000201220242000: 17.72001: 17.82002: 17.92003: 19.92004: 21.92005: 23.92006: 25.92007: 282008: 30.12009: 32.22010: 34.42011: 36.62012: 38.82013: 41.12014: 43.32015: 45.62016: 482017: 50.32018: 52.72019: 55.12020: 57.62021: 602022: 62.52023: 62.72024: 62.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 62.75 for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mexico peaked at 62.75 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.74, in 2000.

Mexico ranks 74th of 150 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.

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mexico, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 17.74
2001 17.84 +0.6%
2002 17.93 +0.5%
2003 19.88 +10.9%
2004 21.87 +10.0%
2005 23.88 +9.2%
2006 25.93 +8.6%
2007 28 +8.0%
2008 30.11 +7.5%
2009 32.24 +7.1%
2010 34.4 +6.7%
2011 36.59 +6.4%
2012 38.82 +6.1%
2013 41.06 +5.8%
2014 43.34 +5.5%
2015 45.65 +5.3%
2016 47.98 +5.1%
2017 50.34 +4.9%
2018 52.73 +4.7%
2019 55.14 +4.6%
2020 57.58 +4.4%
2021 60.05 +4.3%
2022 62.52 +4.1%
2023 62.71 +0.3%
2024 62.75 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.54 17.74 32.24 10
2010s 44.61 34.4 55.14 10
2020s 61.12 57.58 62.75 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 71 Azerbaijan 68 compare
  2. 72 Georgia 62.97 compare
  3. 73 India 62.78 compare
  4. 75 Algeria 62.49 compare
  5. 76 Philippines 62.17 compare
  6. 77 Eswatini 60.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mexico?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Mexico was 62.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 62.75 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 17.74 in 2000.
How does Mexico rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Mexico ranks 74th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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