Mexico vs Peru: Electricity generation from hydropower
Mexico
28.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru
33.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
26th
Peru rank
23rd
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 33.88 terawatt-hours against 28.75 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 5.13 terawatt-hours.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 26th and Peru ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.21 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 8.06 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1970s | 16.4 terawatt-hours | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 11.16 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1980s | 22.5 terawatt-hours | 9.15 terawatt-hours | 13.35 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 26.34 terawatt-hours | 12.4 terawatt-hours | 13.94 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 28.28 terawatt-hours | 18.37 terawatt-hours | 9.91 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 31.98 terawatt-hours | 24.66 terawatt-hours | 7.32 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 28.33 terawatt-hours | 31.29 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Mexico or Peru?
- Peru, at 33.88 terawatt-hours against 28.75 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Mexico and Peru?
- 5.13 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Mexico ranks 26th and Peru ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower. 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.