India vs Mexico: Fossil fuel production by fuel
India
311.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
347.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
24th
Mexico rank
23rd
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 347.91 terawatt-hours against 311.65 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 36.26 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
India ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.24 terawatt-hours | 3.24 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 12.02 terawatt-hours | 12.02 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 24.35 terawatt-hours | 24.35 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1960s | 4.21 terawatt-hours | 81.66 terawatt-hours | 77.45 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1970s | 10.79 terawatt-hours | 136.11 terawatt-hours | 125.32 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1980s | 47.49 terawatt-hours | 266 terawatt-hours | 218.52 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 176.39 terawatt-hours | 294.35 terawatt-hours | 117.96 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 285.11 terawatt-hours | 411.55 terawatt-hours | 126.44 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 324.86 terawatt-hours | 472.08 terawatt-hours | 147.21 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 295.37 terawatt-hours | 359.81 terawatt-hours | 64.44 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, India or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 347.91 terawatt-hours against 311.65 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between India and Mexico?
- 36.26 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- India ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.