Level of water stress in Mexico
Freshwater withdrawals in Mexico were equal to 44.9% of available resources in 2022.
Mexico, 2022
44.9%
Change from 2021
−0.1percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
9.0%
Position in 2022
40th of 176
Level of water stress in Mexico over time
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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 44.9% |
| 2021 | 45.0% |
| 2020 | 44.8% |
| 2019 | 44.7% |
| 2018 | 44.5% |
| 2017 | 32.9% |
| 2016 | 32.5% |
| 2015 | 32.1% |
| 2014 | 31.9% |
| 2013 | 30.6% |
| 2012 | 31.0% |
| 2011 | 29.8% |
| 2010 | 29.9% |
| 2009 | 29.9% |
| 2008 | 29.9% |
| 2007 | 29.5% |
| 2006 | 28.9% |
| 2005 | 28.6% |
| 2004 | 28.2% |
| 2003 | 28.0% |
| 2002 | 27.1% |
| 2001 | 25.8% |
| 2000 | 25.6% |
| 1999 | 25.3% |
| 1998 | 25.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 45.0% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 31.0%, the figure has changed by +13.9 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Mexico has the 40th highest value.