Mexico vs Romania: Primary energy from solar per person

Mexico
205.71 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania
240.79 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
46th
Romania rank
44th

Primary energy from solar per person over time

  • Mexico
  • Romania
050100150200250196519952025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 240.79 kilowatt-hours per person against 205.71 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico, a difference of 35.08 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.

Mexico ranks 46th and Romania ranks 44th of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Romania 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 0.0501 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0501 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico
2000s 0.1068 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0049 kilowatt-hours per person 0.1019 kilowatt-hours per person Mexico
2010s 12.23 kilowatt-hours per person 55.39 kilowatt-hours per person 43.16 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
2020s 171.3 kilowatt-hours per person 136.48 kilowatt-hours per person 34.83 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, Mexico or Romania?
Romania, at 240.79 kilowatt-hours per person against 205.71 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Mexico and Romania?
35.08 kilowatt-hours per person, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
Mexico ranks 46th and Romania ranks 44th 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.