Mexico — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Mexico, 1992–2024.
Electricity access for Mexico was 99.80% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1992 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2017. The lowest was 93.15% in 1992 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.22% per year.
Mexico ranks 127 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Mexico sits level with it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 22 of 42 economies; Paraguay (99.80%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 91st of 122 in 1992 → 94th of 211 in 2000 → 100th of 215 in 2010 → 134th of 215 in 2020 → 127th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 99% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 99% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +1.0 pp |
| 2007 | 97.9% | -1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 97.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 98% | +1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 96.75% | +0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 96.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 96.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 96.09% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 95.89% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 95.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 95.45% | +2.3 pp |
| 1992 | 93.15% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mexico’s Electricity access in 1993?
95.45% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mexico’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +7.1% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 99.8%; 2023: 99.7%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 99.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.