Mexico vs Taiwan: Annual change in primary energy use
Mexico
-14.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
-16.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
209th
Taiwan rank
211th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Mexico
- Taiwan
How they compare
Mexico currently reports -14.99 terawatt-hours against -16.34 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 1.35 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 209th and Taiwan ranks 211th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.05 terawatt-hours | 6.91 terawatt-hours | 12.14 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1970s | 45.19 terawatt-hours | 19.78 terawatt-hours | 25.41 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1980s | 38.97 terawatt-hours | 25.35 terawatt-hours | 13.62 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 40.28 terawatt-hours | 40.84 terawatt-hours | 0.5594 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 41.58 terawatt-hours | 26.18 terawatt-hours | 15.4 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 16.39 terawatt-hours | 10.1 terawatt-hours | 6.28 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | -0.268 terawatt-hours | -21.9 terawatt-hours | 21.63 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Mexico or Taiwan?
- Mexico, at -14.99 terawatt-hours against -16.34 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Mexico and Taiwan?
- 1.35 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Taiwan rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Mexico ranks 209th and Taiwan ranks 211th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); 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.