Which has higher net electricity imports, Mexico or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at -0.24 terawatt-hours against -0.31 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2024.

What is the difference in net electricity imports between Mexico and United Arab Emirates?

0.07 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Arab Emirates?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Mexico vs United Arab Emirates: Net electricity imports

Mexico

-0.31 terawatt-hours

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

-0.24 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Mexico rank

174th

United Arab Emirates rank

173rd

Net electricity imports over time

Mexico
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports -0.24 terawatt-hours against -0.31 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 0.07 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 174th and United Arab Emirates ranks 173rd of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	-0.663 terawatt-hours	0 terawatt-hours	0.663 terawatt-hours	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.086 terawatt-hours	0.038 terawatt-hours	0.048 terawatt-hours	Mexico
2020s	0.286 terawatt-hours	-0.054 terawatt-hours	0.34 terawatt-hours	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Mexico or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at -0.24 terawatt-hours against -0.31 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Mexico and United Arab Emirates?: 0.07 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Arab Emirates?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mexico and United Arab Emirates rank globally for net electricity imports?: Mexico ranks 174th and United Arab Emirates ranks 173rd of 210 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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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: 07 August 2026

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.