Mexico vs Poland: Primary energy use by source
Mexico
21.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
24.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
16th
Poland rank
14th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Mexico
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 24.09 terawatt-hours against 21.84 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 2.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Mexico ranks 16th and Poland ranks 14th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0066 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.0055 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.126 terawatt-hours | 0.3173 terawatt-hours | 0.1913 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2010s | 7.72 terawatt-hours | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 20.78 terawatt-hours | 20.84 terawatt-hours | 0.0588 terawatt-hours | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Mexico or Poland?
- Poland, at 24.09 terawatt-hours against 21.84 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Mexico and Poland?
- 2.25 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Poland rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Mexico ranks 16th and Poland ranks 14th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.