People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mexico
Mexico: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 99.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
99.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
19th
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2000
All-time low
99.0%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mexico, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 99.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mexico peaked at 99.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.3% | — |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 16 Suriname 99.3% compare
- 17 Panama 99.2% compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 99.1% compare
- 20 Bangladesh 99.0% compare
- 21 Paraguay 99.0% compare
- 22 Philippines 98.9% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mexico?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mexico was 99.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Mexico ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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