People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico
Mexico: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 83.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 83.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico peaked at 83.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.8% | — |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.1% | 81.8% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.6% | 83.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico was 83.1% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Mexico ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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