Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Mexico
Mexico: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Mexico, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in Mexico stood at 99.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Mexico peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1992.
Mexico ranks 133rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 79.0% | — |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 99.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 99.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.5%, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 79.0% | 89.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 90.7% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 97.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2797 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.168 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7321 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Mexico?
- Access to electricity, rural in Mexico was 99.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1992.
- How does Mexico rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Mexico ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.