Mexico vs Nigeria: Coal production per person
Mexico
31.77 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Nigeria
38.16 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
56th
Nigeria rank
55th
Coal production per person over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico, a difference of 6.39 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 363.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 363.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 311.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 296.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 370.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 83.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 286.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 326.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 239.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 241.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 124.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 116.88 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1950s | 250.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 143.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 107.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1960s | 288.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 78.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 209.84 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 498.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 466.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 449 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 439.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 506.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 503.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 620.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 594.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 690.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 88.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 601.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 216.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 68.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 147.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 6.39 kilowatt-hours per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for coal production per person?
- Mexico ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 55th 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 production 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.