Denmark vs Mexico: Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source

Denmark
361.45 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico
458.94 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
59th
Mexico rank
56th

Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source over time

  • Denmark
  • Mexico
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196519952025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 458.94 kilowatt-hours per person against 361.45 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 97.49 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 56th of 78 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 8,500 kilowatt-hours per person 212.53 kilowatt-hours per person 8,287 kilowatt-hours per person Denmark
1970s 5,921 kilowatt-hours per person 350.97 kilowatt-hours per person 5,570 kilowatt-hours per person Denmark
1980s 14,254 kilowatt-hours per person 445.34 kilowatt-hours per person 13,809 kilowatt-hours per person Denmark
1990s 15,283 kilowatt-hours per person 595.56 kilowatt-hours per person 14,687 kilowatt-hours per person Denmark
2000s 9,561 kilowatt-hours per person 1,094 kilowatt-hours per person 8,466 kilowatt-hours per person Denmark
2010s 4,856 kilowatt-hours per person 1,285 kilowatt-hours per person 3,571 kilowatt-hours per person Denmark
2020s 1,389 kilowatt-hours per person 506.71 kilowatt-hours per person 881.91 kilowatt-hours per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per capita by source, Denmark or Mexico?
Mexico, at 458.94 kilowatt-hours per person against 361.45 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per capita by source between Denmark and Mexico?
97.49 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mexico?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Mexico rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per capita by source?
Denmark ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 56th of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 4,256 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.