Japan vs Mexico: Electricity generation from oil
Japan
25.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
33.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Mexico rank
4th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 33.58 terawatt-hours against 25.39 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 8.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 4th of 209 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 200.27 terawatt-hours | 64.7 terawatt-hours | 135.57 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 244.56 terawatt-hours | 75.02 terawatt-hours | 169.53 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 166.56 terawatt-hours | 73.47 terawatt-hours | 93.08 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 111.04 terawatt-hours | 40.26 terawatt-hours | 70.78 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 30.88 terawatt-hours | 31.23 terawatt-hours | 0.3533 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 33.58 terawatt-hours against 25.39 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Japan and Mexico?
- 8.19 terawatt-hours, with Mexico 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 oil?
- Japan ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 4th of 209 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.