Mexico vs Qatar: Annual change in primary energy use
Mexico
-14.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
-11.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
209th
Qatar rank
206th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Mexico
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports -11.2 terawatt-hours against -14.99 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 3.79 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 209th and Qatar ranks 206th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.05 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 16.88 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1970s | 45.19 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 41.17 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1980s | 38.97 terawatt-hours | 2.74 terawatt-hours | 36.23 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 40.28 terawatt-hours | 7.32 terawatt-hours | 32.97 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 41.58 terawatt-hours | 13.75 terawatt-hours | 27.84 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 16.39 terawatt-hours | 29.46 terawatt-hours | 13.08 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | -0.268 terawatt-hours | 6.31 terawatt-hours | 6.58 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Mexico or Qatar?
- Qatar, at -11.2 terawatt-hours against -14.99 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Mexico and Qatar?
- 3.79 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Qatar rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Mexico ranks 209th and Qatar ranks 206th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.