Japan vs Mexico: Coal production
Japan
3.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
4.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
52nd
Mexico rank
50th
Coal production over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4.19 terawatt-hours against 3.16 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 1.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 50th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 9 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 88.55 terawatt-hours | 5.07 terawatt-hours | 83.48 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1910s | 173.45 terawatt-hours | 4.52 terawatt-hours | 168.93 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1920s | 235.81 terawatt-hours | 5.75 terawatt-hours | 230.06 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1930s | 292.28 terawatt-hours | 5.88 terawatt-hours | 286.4 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1940s | 329.99 terawatt-hours | 5.59 terawatt-hours | 324.4 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1950s | 350.8 terawatt-hours | 7.9 terawatt-hours | 342.9 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1960s | 387.59 terawatt-hours | 12.35 terawatt-hours | 375.24 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 181.49 terawatt-hours | 29.51 terawatt-hours | 151.99 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 101.89 terawatt-hours | 33.43 terawatt-hours | 68.46 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 40.77 terawatt-hours | 45.87 terawatt-hours | 5.1 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 10.12 terawatt-hours | 65.6 terawatt-hours | 55.48 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 7.62 terawatt-hours | 82.59 terawatt-hours | 74.97 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 4.25 terawatt-hours | 23.73 terawatt-hours | 19.48 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 4.19 terawatt-hours against 3.16 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Japan and Mexico?
- 1.03 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for coal production?
- Japan ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 50th of 219 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 Coal production. 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.