Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mexico

Mexico: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 110.41 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
110.41 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 189 countries
All-time high
110.41 million people
in 2023
All-time low
81.46 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mexico, 2000–2023

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M2000201120232000: 81.5M people2001: 83.5M people2002: 85.2M people2003: 86.8M people2004: 88.2M people2005: 89.7M people2006: 91.1M people2007: 92.5M people2008: 93.8M people2009: 95.1M people2010: 96.5M people2011: 97.7M people2012: 99.1M people2013: 100.2M people2014: 101.5M people2015: 102.5M people2016: 103.7M people2017: 104.5M people2018: 105.6M people2019: 106.9M people2020: 107.8M people2021: 108.6M people2022: 109.3M people2023: 110.4M people

Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mexico stood at 110.41 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mexico peaked at 110.41 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.46 million people, in 2000.

Mexico ranks 10th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mexico, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 81.46 million people
2001 83.48 million people +2.5%
2002 85.20 million people +2.1%
2003 86.81 million people +1.9%
2004 88.21 million people +1.6%
2005 89.73 million people +1.7%
2006 91.06 million people +1.5%
2007 92.46 million people +1.5%
2008 93.82 million people +1.5%
2009 95.09 million people +1.4%
2010 96.47 million people +1.5%
2011 97.73 million people +1.3%
2012 99.06 million people +1.4%
2013 100.24 million people +1.2%
2014 101.46 million people +1.2%
2015 102.55 million people +1.1%
2016 103.67 million people +1.1%
2017 104.52 million people +0.8%
2018 105.64 million people +1.1%
2019 106.90 million people +1.2%
2020 107.78 million people +0.8%
2021 108.56 million people +0.7%
2022 109.32 million people +0.7%
2023 110.41 million people +1.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 110.41 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million people, 20.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 110.41 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.46 million people, 24.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.73 million people 81.46 million people 95.09 million people 10
2010s 101.82 million people 96.47 million people 106.90 million people 10
2020s 109.02 million people 107.78 million people 110.41 million people 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 7 Pakistan 135.88 million people compare
  2. 8 Japan 124.52 million people compare
  3. 9 Egypt 114.42 million people compare
  4. 11 Vietnam 99.05 million people compare
  5. 12 Iran 86.71 million people compare
  6. 13 Germany 83.29 million people compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mexico?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mexico was 110.41 million people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 110.41 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 81.46 million people in 2000.
How does Mexico rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Mexico ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels
Unit
people
Source
World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.