Mexico vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Mexico
2.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
2.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
26th
Netherlands rank
23rd
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Mexico
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2.88 terawatt-hours against 2.5 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 0.38 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Netherlands ahead.
Mexico ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0024 terawatt-hours | 0.0627 terawatt-hours | 0.0603 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0599 terawatt-hours | 0.3978 terawatt-hours | 0.3378 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.62 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 1.4 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3.69 terawatt-hours | 6.88 terawatt-hours | 3.2 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Mexico or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2.88 terawatt-hours against 2.5 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Mexico and Netherlands?
- 0.38 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Mexico ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.