Japan vs Mexico: Coal production per person

Japan
25.7 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico
31.77 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
59th
Mexico rank
57th

Coal production per person over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
02.0k4.0k6.0k190019622025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 6.07 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 57th of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 9 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1900s 1,881 kilowatt-hours per person 363.44 kilowatt-hours per person 1,518 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1910s 3,274 kilowatt-hours per person 311.07 kilowatt-hours per person 2,963 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1920s 3,926 kilowatt-hours per person 370.49 kilowatt-hours per person 3,555 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1930s 4,236 kilowatt-hours per person 326.02 kilowatt-hours per person 3,910 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1940s 4,258 kilowatt-hours per person 241.81 kilowatt-hours per person 4,016 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1950s 3,828 kilowatt-hours per person 250.88 kilowatt-hours per person 3,577 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1960s 3,862 kilowatt-hours per person 288.82 kilowatt-hours per person 3,573 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1970s 1,630 kilowatt-hours per person 498.69 kilowatt-hours per person 1,132 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1980s 846.31 kilowatt-hours per person 449 kilowatt-hours per person 397.31 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1990s 326.05 kilowatt-hours per person 506.52 kilowatt-hours per person 180.47 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico
2000s 79.31 kilowatt-hours per person 620.68 kilowatt-hours per person 541.37 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico
2010s 59.81 kilowatt-hours per person 690.59 kilowatt-hours per person 630.79 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico
2020s 34.05 kilowatt-hours per person 185.57 kilowatt-hours per person 151.52 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production per person, Japan or Mexico?
Mexico, at 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal production per person between Japan and Mexico?
6.07 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for coal production per person?
Japan ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 57th of 215 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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Indicator
Coal production per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,879 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.