Mexico vs Russia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Mexico
-0.7%
in 2025
Russia
-0.6%
in 2025
Mexico rank
170th
Russia rank
169th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Mexico
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports -0.6% against -0.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Russia ahead.
Mexico ranks 170th and Russia ranks 169th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -3.7% | 6.7% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Mexico or Russia?
- Russia, at -0.6% against -0.7% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Mexico and Russia?
- 0.1%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Mexico ranks 170th and Russia ranks 169th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.