Mexico vs Netherlands: Coal consumption
Mexico
60.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
52.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
30th
Netherlands rank
33rd
Coal consumption over time
- Mexico
- Netherlands
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 60.56 terawatt-hours against 52.67 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 7.89 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Mexico ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.85 terawatt-hours | 89.11 terawatt-hours | 79.26 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 20.65 terawatt-hours | 37.81 terawatt-hours | 17.16 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 33.24 terawatt-hours | 71.44 terawatt-hours | 38.2 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 54.1 terawatt-hours | 97 terawatt-hours | 42.9 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 115.45 terawatt-hours | 94.31 terawatt-hours | 21.15 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 154.19 terawatt-hours | 99.57 terawatt-hours | 54.62 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 65.5 terawatt-hours | 53.55 terawatt-hours | 11.94 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Mexico or Netherlands?
- Mexico, at 60.56 terawatt-hours against 52.67 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Mexico and Netherlands?
- 7.89 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Netherlands rank globally for coal consumption?
- Mexico ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.