Mexico vs Zambia: Electricity generation from coal per person
Mexico
82.46 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Zambia
99.93 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Mexico rank
63rd
Zambia rank
60th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Mexico
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 99.93 kilowatt-hours against 82.46 kilowatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 17.47 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 207 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 256.21 kilowatt-hours | 0.8255 kilowatt-hours | 255.39 kilowatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 272.5 kilowatt-hours | 29.66 kilowatt-hours | 242.84 kilowatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 91.63 kilowatt-hours | 95.07 kilowatt-hours | 3.44 kilowatt-hours | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Mexico or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 99.93 kilowatt-hours against 82.46 kilowatt-hours in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Mexico and Zambia?
- 17.47 kilowatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Mexico ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal 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.