Mexico vs Spain: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Mexico
5.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
5.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
19th
Spain rank
20th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 5.13 terawatt-hours against 5.11 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 19th and Spain ranks 20th of 77 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 2.73 terawatt-hours | 1.59 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 0.1763 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.39 terawatt-hours | -2.6 terawatt-hours | 6.99 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 0.9687 terawatt-hours | 0.85 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.7959 terawatt-hours | 6.6 terawatt-hours | 5.8 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 2.3 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.05 terawatt-hours | 12.01 terawatt-hours | 9.96 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 5.13 terawatt-hours against 5.11 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Mexico ranks 19th and Spain ranks 20th of 77 regions.
- 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 renewables. 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.