People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mexico stood at 0 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.1503 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 177th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1503 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1426 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1351 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1276 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1203 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.113 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1059 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0988 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0918 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.085 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0782 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0715 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0649 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0583 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0519 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0455 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0392 people per person | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.033 people per person | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0269 people per person | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0209 people per person | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 people per person | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 people per person | -39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 people per person | -61.3% |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 0.0035 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2022 | -61.3% | 0.0091 people per person | 0.0035 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.117 people per person | 0.085 people per person | 0.1503 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.049 people per person | 0.0209 people per person | 0.0782 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0149 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 174 Belgium 0 people per person compare
- 175 Finland 0 people per person compare
- 176 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 177 Andorra 0 people per person compare
- 177 Australia 0 people per person compare
- 177 Bahrain 0 people per person compare
- 177 Barbados 0 people per person compare
- 177 Brunei 0 people per person compare
- 177 Switzerland 0 people per person compare
- 177 Czechia 0 people per person compare
- 177 Germany 0 people per person
- 177 Denmark 0 people per person
- 177 Spain 0 people per person compare
- 177 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 177 France 0 people per person
- 177 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 177 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 177 Hungary 0 people per person
- 177 Isle of Man 0 people per person
- 177 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 177 Iceland 0 people per person compare
- 177 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 177 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 177 Lebanon 0 people per person compare
- 177 Macao 0 people per person
- 177 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person compare
- 177 Monaco 0 people per person
- 177 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 177 Malta 0 people per person compare
- 177 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 177 New Caledonia 0 people per person
- 177 Norway 0 people per person compare
- 177 New Zealand 0 people per person compare
- 177 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 177 Poland 0 people per person compare
- 177 Puerto Rico 0 people per person compare
- 177 Portugal 0 people per person compare
- 177 Singapore 0 people per person
- 177 San Marino 0 people per person
- 177 Seychelles 0 people per person compare
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mexico?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mexico was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1503 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.