Italy vs Mexico: Coal consumption per person
Italy
404.41 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico
458.94 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy rank
81st
Mexico rank
78th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Italy
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 458.94 kilowatt-hours per person against 404.41 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 54.53 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 81st and Mexico ranks 78th of 218 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,077 kilowatt-hours per person | 212.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 2,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 350.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,698 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 2,894 kilowatt-hours per person | 445.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,448 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 2,455 kilowatt-hours per person | 595.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,859 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,959 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,094 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,302 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,285 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 878.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 506.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 372.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Italy or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 458.94 kilowatt-hours per person against 404.41 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Italy and Mexico?
- 54.53 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Italy ranks 81st and Mexico ranks 78th of 218 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.