People using safely managed drinking water services in Mexico
Mexico: People using safely managed drinking water services was 43.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Mexico stood at 43.0%. 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 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Mexico peaked at 43.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 119th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 40.0% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 41.4% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.6% | 43.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mexico
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 35.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Mexico?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Mexico was 43.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Mexico ranks 119th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.