South Korea vs Mexico: Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
South Korea
-12.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
-6.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
214th
Mexico rank
212th
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- South Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports -6.67 terawatt-hours against -12.31 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 5.64 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
South Korea ranks 214th and Mexico ranks 212th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.9551 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.9551 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1980s | 13.4 terawatt-hours | 0.1127 terawatt-hours | 13.29 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 1990s | 16.88 terawatt-hours | 2.92 terawatt-hours | 13.96 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2000s | 13.55 terawatt-hours | 0.1512 terawatt-hours | 13.4 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
| 2010s | -0.564 terawatt-hours | 0.2088 terawatt-hours | 0.7727 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 19.59 terawatt-hours | -0.5479 terawatt-hours | 20.14 terawatt-hours | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, South Korea or Mexico?
- Mexico, at -6.67 terawatt-hours against -12.31 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between South Korea and Mexico?
- 5.64 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mexico?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Mexico rank globally for annual change in primary energy from nuclear?
- South Korea ranks 214th and Mexico ranks 212th of 218 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 nuclear. 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.