Mexico vs Philippines: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Mexico
-7.8%
in 2025
Philippines
-9.4%
in 2025
Mexico rank
53rd
Philippines rank
56th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Mexico
- Philippines
How they compare
Mexico currently reports -7.8% against -9.4% in Philippines, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 53rd and Philippines ranks 56th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | -12.6% | 21.5% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 26.9% | 16.5% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 28.0% | 23.6% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 14.6% | 8.5% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 1.2% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 11.3% | 8.3% | Philippines |
| 2020s | -9.8% | 4.5% | 14.3% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Mexico or Philippines?
- Mexico, at -7.8% against -9.4% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Mexico and Philippines?
- 1.6%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Mexico ranks 53rd and Philippines ranks 56th of 77 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.