Rural without improved sanitation in Mexico
Mexico: Rural without improved sanitation was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rural without improved sanitation in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0 for rural without improved sanitation in 2024. 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, rural without improved sanitation in Mexico peaked at 9.86 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2023.
That places Mexico 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rural without improved sanitation in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.86 million | — |
| 2001 | 9.45 million | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 9.03 million | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 8.61 million | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 8.19 million | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 7.76 million | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 7.33 million | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 6.91 million | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 6.48 million | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 6.06 million | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 5.63 million | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 5.20 million | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 4.77 million | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 4.33 million | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 3.89 million | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 3.45 million | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 3.00 million | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 2.12 million | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 830,521 | -34.0% |
| 2022 | 410,512 | -50.6% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33,929. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural without improved sanitation 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% | 410,512 | 0 |
| 2022 | -50.6% | 830,521 | 410,512 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.97 million | 6.06 million | 9.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 million | 1.69 million | 5.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 499,753 | 0 | 1.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 138 Luxembourg 12.57 compare
- 139 Belgium 6.55 compare
- 140 Finland 1.7 compare
- 141 Albania 0 compare
- 141 Andorra 0
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 141 Austria 0 compare
- 141 Chile 0 compare
- 141 Czechia 0 compare
- 141 Denmark 0
- 141 Falkland Islands 0
- 141 Fiji 0 compare
- 141 France 0
- 141 Germany 0
- 141 Greece 0 compare
- 141 Guyana 0 compare
- 141 Hungary 0
- 141 Iceland 0
- 141 Iran 0 compare
- 141 Italy 0
- 141 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 141 Malaysia 0 compare
- 141 Maldives 0 compare
- 141 Malta 0
- 141 New Zealand 0
- 141 Norway 0
- 141 Oman 0 compare
- 141 Poland 0 compare
- 141 Portugal 0 compare
- 141 Spain 0 compare
- 141 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 141 Switzerland 0 compare
- 141 Thailand 0 compare
- 141 Tokelau 0 compare
- 141 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 141 Uruguay 0 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 rural without improved sanitation in Mexico?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Mexico was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 9.86 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Mexico ranks 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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