France vs Mexico: Global primary energy use by source
France
30.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
41.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
18th
Mexico rank
16th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- France
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 41.58 terawatt-hours against 30.63 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 10.95 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.
France ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 4.37 terawatt-hours | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 0.4428 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 4.96 terawatt-hours | 24.71 terawatt-hours | 19.76 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 7.03 terawatt-hours | 57.42 terawatt-hours | 50.38 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 11.61 terawatt-hours | 67.12 terawatt-hours | 55.51 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 21.04 terawatt-hours | 68.6 terawatt-hours | 47.56 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 28.91 terawatt-hours | 48.9 terawatt-hours | 20 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, France or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 41.58 terawatt-hours against 30.63 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between France and Mexico?
- 10.95 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Mexico rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- France ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 77 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 Global 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.