Mexico vs United States: Electricity generation from oil
Mexico
33.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
31.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
4th
United States rank
6th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 33.58 terawatt-hours against 31.72 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 1.86 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
Mexico ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 209 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.7 terawatt-hours | 143.77 terawatt-hours | 79.07 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 75.02 terawatt-hours | 114.03 terawatt-hours | 39 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 73.47 terawatt-hours | 99.44 terawatt-hours | 25.97 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 40.26 terawatt-hours | 41.43 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 31.23 terawatt-hours | 33.92 terawatt-hours | 2.69 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 33.58 terawatt-hours against 31.72 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Mexico and United States?
- 1.86 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Mexico ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th 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.