Mexico vs Romania: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Mexico
-7.8%
in 2025
Romania
-7.2%
in 2025
Mexico rank
54th
Romania rank
53rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -7.2% against -7.8% in Mexico, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Mexico ranks 54th and Romania ranks 53rd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 10.9% | 2.0% | Romania |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 6.3% | 4.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 6.1% | -8.2% | 14.3% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 1.1% | 6.8% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -3.6% | 6.6% | Mexico |
| 2020s | -9.8% | -12.2% | 2.5% | Mexico |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at -7.2% against -7.8% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Mexico ranks 54th and Romania ranks 53rd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.