Iraq vs Mexico: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Iraq
2,327 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico
2,637 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
43rd
Mexico rank
40th
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Iraq
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2,637 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq, a difference of 310 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
Iraq ranks 43rd and Mexico ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | 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 | 275.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 751.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 476.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1960s | 965.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,890 kilowatt-hours per person | 924.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 958.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,321 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,363 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1,269 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,601 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,331 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1,370 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,893 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,893 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,783 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2,258 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,947 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,689 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2,135 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,784 kilowatt-hours per person | 649.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Iraq or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2,637 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Iraq and Mexico?
- 310 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mexico?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Mexico rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Iraq ranks 43rd 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.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.