Japan vs Mexico: Electricity generation from gas

Japan
337.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
219.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
Mexico rank
7th

Electricity generation from gas over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
0100200300400500198520052025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 337.57 terawatt-hours against 219.92 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 117.65 terawatt-hours.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 7th of 204 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 137.09 terawatt-hours 8.38 terawatt-hours 128.71 terawatt-hours Japan
1990s 203.14 terawatt-hours 22.1 terawatt-hours 181.04 terawatt-hours Japan
2000s 277.83 terawatt-hours 93.45 terawatt-hours 184.38 terawatt-hours Japan
2010s 421.85 terawatt-hours 179.5 terawatt-hours 242.35 terawatt-hours Japan
2020s 367.47 terawatt-hours 211.5 terawatt-hours 155.98 terawatt-hours Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from gas, Japan or Mexico?
Japan, at 337.57 terawatt-hours against 219.92 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from gas between Japan and Mexico?
117.65 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for electricity generation from gas?
Japan ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from gas
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,056 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.