Egypt vs Mexico: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Egypt
3,443 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico
2,637 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
38th
Mexico rank
40th
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Egypt
- Mexico
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3,443 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,637 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico, a difference of 806 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
Egypt ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 169.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 169.29 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 518.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 518.98 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 751.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 751.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1960s | 14.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,890 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,875 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 73.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,321 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,248 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 859.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,601 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,741 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1,770 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,493 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4,846 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,893 kilowatt-hours per person | 952.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5,440 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,947 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,493 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4,949 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,784 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,165 kilowatt-hours per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Egypt or Mexico?
- Egypt, at 3,443 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,637 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Egypt and Mexico?
- 806 kilowatt-hours per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Egypt ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 40th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.