Mexico vs Vietnam: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Mexico
0.8431 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Vietnam
0.9404 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
42nd
Vietnam rank
40th
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Mexico
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.9404 terawatt-hours against 0.8431 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 0.0973 terawatt-hours.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Vietnam ahead.
Mexico ranks 42nd and Vietnam ranks 40th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Vietnam | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.9937 terawatt-hours | 0.4818 terawatt-hours | 0.5119 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.86 terawatt-hours | 4.84 terawatt-hours | 1.98 terawatt-hours | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Mexico or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.9404 terawatt-hours against 0.8431 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Mexico and Vietnam?
- 0.0973 terawatt-hours, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Vietnam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Vietnam rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Mexico ranks 42nd and Vietnam ranks 40th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.