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
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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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.