Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.998 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mexico, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mexico is 0.998 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mexico peaked at 1 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9315 units per person, in 1992.
That places Mexico 128th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9315 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.9545 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9524 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9589 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9609 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9633 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9609 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9675 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.98 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.971 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.979 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.974 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.986 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.989 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.991 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.979 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.989 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.983 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.992 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.99 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.991 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.991 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.992 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.99 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.995 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.995 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.996 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.994 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.997 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.998 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9562 units per person | 0.9315 units per person | 0.9675 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9821 units per person | 0.971 units per person | 0.991 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 units per person | 0.99 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9978 units per person | 0.994 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 125 Paraguay 0.998 units per person compare
- 126 Brazil 0.998 units per person compare
- 126 Costa Rica 0.998 units per person compare
- 129 Belize 0.996 units per person compare
- 130 Bangladesh 0.995 units per person compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 0.995 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Mexico
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mexico?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mexico was 0.998 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9315 units per person in 1992.
- How does Mexico rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 128th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.