Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mexico
Mexico: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 99.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mexico, 1992–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 99.7% for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mexico peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 1992.
Mexico ranks 132nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 93.1% | — |
| 1993 | 95.4% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.6% | 93.1% | 96.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.1% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More energy & mining data for Mexico
- Fuel imports 5.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2025)
- Gas production 347.91 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,637 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 347.91 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,637 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mexico?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mexico was 99.7% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 1992.
- How does Mexico rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Mexico ranks 132nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use 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 Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.