Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mexico
Mexico: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mexico stood at 12.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mexico peaked at 16.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2024.
That places Mexico 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 76 Tuvalu 16.0% compare
- 77 Cook Islands 15.0% compare
- 78 North Macedonia 13.0% compare
- 79 Tajikistan 12.0% compare
- 79 Thailand 12.0% compare
- 82 Albania 11.0% compare
- 82 Belize 11.0% compare
- 82 Cape Verde 11.0% compare
- 82 Serbia 11.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 7.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1179 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,638 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mexico?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mexico was 12.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Mexico ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.