Access to basic services in Mexico
Mexico: Access to basic services was 99.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.8
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
125th
of 214 countries
All-time high
100
in 2017
All-time low
93.15
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Access to basic services in Mexico, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to basic services in Mexico is 99.8, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Mexico peaked at 100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.15, in 1992.
Mexico ranks 125th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 93.15 | — |
| 1993 | 95.45 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 95.24 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.89 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 96.09 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.33 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.09 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 96.75 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 98 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 97.1 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 97.9 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 97.4 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.6 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 98.9 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.1 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.9 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 98.9 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.3 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 99.2 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 99 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.1 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.5 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.5 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.6 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.8 | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 99.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 99.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.8, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.62 | 93.15 | 96.75 | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.21 | 97.1 | 99.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.32 | 99 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.78 | 99.4 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Mexico?
- Access to basic services in Mexico was 99.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.15 in 1992.
- How does Mexico rank for access to basic services?
- Mexico ranks 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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