Mexico vs Spain: Electricity generation from hydropower
Mexico
28.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
32.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
26th
Spain rank
24th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 32.74 terawatt-hours against 28.75 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 3.99 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.21 terawatt-hours | 24.92 terawatt-hours | 13.71 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 16.4 terawatt-hours | 32.78 terawatt-hours | 16.38 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 22.5 terawatt-hours | 27.61 terawatt-hours | 5.11 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 26.34 terawatt-hours | 27.87 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 28.28 terawatt-hours | 28.34 terawatt-hours | 0.052 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 31.98 terawatt-hours | 31.13 terawatt-hours | 0.847 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 28.33 terawatt-hours | 28.31 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Mexico or Spain?
- Spain, at 32.74 terawatt-hours against 28.75 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Mexico and Spain?
- 3.99 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Mexico ranks 26th and Spain ranks 24th 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.