Malaysia vs Mexico: Primary energy from solar per person

Malaysia
184.54 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico
205.71 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
49th
Mexico rank
46th

Primary energy from solar per person over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
050100150200196519952025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 205.71 kilowatt-hours per person against 184.54 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia, a difference of 21.17 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.

Malaysia ranks 49th and Mexico ranks 46th of 79 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1970s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1990s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0501 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0501 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico
2000s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.1068 kilowatt-hours per person 0.1068 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico
2010s 10.38 kilowatt-hours per person 12.23 kilowatt-hours per person 1.85 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico
2020s 118.42 kilowatt-hours per person 171.3 kilowatt-hours per person 52.89 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Malaysia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 205.71 kilowatt-hours per person against 184.54 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Malaysia and Mexico?
21.17 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
Malaysia ranks 49th and Mexico ranks 46th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from solar per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.