Mexico vs Sweden: Global primary energy use by source
Mexico
41.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
30.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
16th
Sweden rank
19th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Mexico
- Sweden
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 41.58 terawatt-hours against 30.57 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 11.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Mexico ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 19th of 77 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 0.8845 terawatt-hours | 3.05 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1980s | 24.71 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | 19.89 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 57.42 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 50.47 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 67.12 terawatt-hours | 21.59 terawatt-hours | 45.53 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 68.6 terawatt-hours | 35.56 terawatt-hours | 33.04 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 48.9 terawatt-hours | 35.03 terawatt-hours | 13.87 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Mexico or Sweden?
- Mexico, at 41.58 terawatt-hours against 30.57 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Mexico and Sweden?
- 11.01 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Mexico ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 19th 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.