Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Mexico

Access to basic sanitation in Mexico in 2024 — 93%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 13.8 pp.

2024 93% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 100of 193
Period maximum 93%2024
Period minimum 79.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Mexico, 2000–202475808590952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 79.2%2001: 79.9%2002: 80.6%2003: 81.3%2004: 82%2005: 82.6%2006: 83.3%2007: 83.9%2008: 84.6%2009: 85.2%2010: 85.8%2011: 86.4%2012: 87%2013: 87.6%2014: 88.2%2015: 88.8%2016: 89.4%2017: 90%2018: 90.5%2019: 91.1%2020: 91.6%2021: 92.2%2022: 92.7%2023: 93%2024: 93%
Change over the period: +13.8 pp Annual average: 0.57 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 93%
World 82.2%
Central America computed 90.3%
Access to basic sanitation — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 93 +0 pp
2023 93 +0.3 pp
2022 92.7 +0.5 pp
2021 92.2 +0.5 pp
2020 91.6 +0.5 pp
2019 91.1 +0.6 pp
2018 90.5 +0.6 pp
2017 90 +0.6 pp
2016 89.4 +0.6 pp
2015 88.8 +0.6 pp
2014 88.2 +0.6 pp
2013 87.6 +0.6 pp
2012 87 +0.6 pp
2011 86.4 +0.6 pp
2010 85.8 +0.6 pp
2009 85.2 +0.6 pp
2008 84.6 +0.6 pp
2007 83.9 +0.6 pp
2006 83.3 +0.7 pp
2005 82.6 +0.7 pp
2004 82 +0.7 pp
2003 81.3 +0.7 pp
2002 80.6 +0.7 pp
2001 79.9 +0.7 pp
2000 79.2

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.