People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mexico

Mexico: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 91.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
91.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
91.0%
in 2017
All-time low
89.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mexico, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 89.72001: 89.72002: 89.82003: 89.82004: 89.92005: 902006: 90.12007: 90.22008: 90.32009: 90.32010: 90.42011: 90.52012: 90.62013: 90.72014: 90.82015: 90.82016: 90.92017: 91

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mexico stood at 91.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mexico peaked at 91.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2000.

Mexico ranks 21st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mexico, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 89.7%
2001 89.7% +0.0%
2002 89.8% +0.1%
2003 89.8% +0.1%
2004 89.9% +0.1%
2005 90.0% +0.1%
2006 90.1% +0.1%
2007 90.2% +0.1%
2008 90.3% +0.1%
2009 90.3% +0.1%
2010 90.4% +0.1%
2011 90.5% +0.1%
2012 90.6% +0.1%
2013 90.7% +0.1%
2014 90.8% +0.1%
2015 90.8% +0.1%
2016 90.9% +0.1%
2017 91.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.0% 89.7% 90.3% 10
2010s 90.7% 90.4% 91.0% 8

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 18 Albania 93.8% compare
  2. 19 Costa Rica 92.3% compare
  3. 20 Trinidad and Tobago 91.5% compare
  4. 22 North Macedonia 89.8% compare
  5. 23 Armenia 89.3% compare
  6. 24 Saint Lucia 88.8% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

More health data for Mexico

All data for Mexico →

Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mexico?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Mexico was 91.0% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2000.
How does Mexico rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
Mexico ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mexico. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-percent-of-population-q2/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services-percent-of-population-q2/mexico/">People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Mexico</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed