Iran vs Mexico: Net electricity imports

Iran
-0.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
-0.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
175th
Mexico rank
178th

Net electricity imports over time

  • Iran
  • Mexico
-7.5-5-2.502.55200020122025

How they compare

Iran currently reports -0.18 terawatt-hours against -0.31 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 0.13 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

Iran ranks 175th and Mexico ranks 178th of 214 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s -0.776 terawatt-hours -0.663 terawatt-hours 0.113 terawatt-hours Mexico
2010s -4.96 terawatt-hours 0.086 terawatt-hours 5.05 terawatt-hours Mexico
2020s -4.89 terawatt-hours 0.1867 terawatt-hours 5.08 terawatt-hours Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Iran or Mexico?
Iran, at -0.18 terawatt-hours against -0.31 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Iran and Mexico?
0.13 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mexico?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Iran and Mexico rank globally for net electricity imports?
Iran ranks 175th and Mexico ranks 178th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.