Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico

Mexico: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 113 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
79.3%
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico, 2009–2024

0204060801002009201620242009: 79.3 %2010: 79.3 %2011: 79.3 %2012: 79.3 %2013: 79.3 %2014: 81.4 %2015: 83.5 %2016: 85.6 %2017: 87.7 %2018: 89.8 %2019: 91.9 %2020: 93.9 %2021: 96 %2022: 98.1 %2023: 100 %2024: 100 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2009.

That places Mexico 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.3% 79.3% 79.3% 1
2010s 83.7% 79.3% 91.9% 10
2020s 97.6% 93.9% 100.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico?
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2009.
How does Mexico rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
Mexico ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.