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Mexico - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 96.1

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked

Latest value

96.1 (2023)

Global rank

##89 of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1.17×

Ranking Race — Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#17#33#49#65#81#9719901995200020052010201520202023#76#892012 overtook St. Vincent and the Grenadines2013 overtook Albania
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Mexico climbed from #76 to #89 (overtook St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Mexico ↓

Key Events — Mexico

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1994
Peso crisis and NAFTA curated

Tequila crisis hits weeks after NAFTA takes effect.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Heavy US dependence drags GDP down.

2012
Overtook St. Vincent and the Grenadines in global rank auto
2013
Overtook Albania in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharp contraction with limited fiscal space.

Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), 1990-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202382.386.991.596.1
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