Iceland vs Mexico: Electricity production in the United Kingdom

Iceland
5.57 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mexico
5.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
26th
Mexico rank
25th

Electricity production in the United Kingdom over time

  • Iceland
  • Mexico
02468196819962025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 5.96 terawatt-hours against 5.57 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 0.39 terawatt-hours.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 25th of 214 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0201 terawatt-hours 0.4367 terawatt-hours 0.4166 terawatt-hours Mexico
1980s 0.1793 terawatt-hours 2.47 terawatt-hours 2.29 terawatt-hours Mexico
1990s 0.4085 terawatt-hours 6.07 terawatt-hours 5.66 terawatt-hours Mexico
2000s 2.35 terawatt-hours 7.22 terawatt-hours 4.87 terawatt-hours Mexico
2010s 5.15 terawatt-hours 7.88 terawatt-hours 2.72 terawatt-hours Mexico
2020s 5.79 terawatt-hours 6.49 terawatt-hours 0.698 terawatt-hours Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production in the united kingdom, Iceland or Mexico?
Mexico, at 5.96 terawatt-hours against 5.57 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity production in the united kingdom between Iceland and Mexico?
0.39 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mexico?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Mexico rank globally for electricity production in the united kingdom?
Iceland ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity production in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production in the United Kingdom
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,365 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.