Italy vs Mexico: Primary energy use by source
Italy
21.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
21.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
17th
Mexico rank
16th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Italy
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 21.84 terawatt-hours against 21.49 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 0.35 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 16th of 79 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0811 terawatt-hours | 0.0066 terawatt-hours | 0.0745 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.72 terawatt-hours | 0.126 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 15.07 terawatt-hours | 7.72 terawatt-hours | 7.34 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 21.27 terawatt-hours | 20.78 terawatt-hours | 0.4948 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Italy or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 21.84 terawatt-hours against 21.49 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Italy and Mexico?
- 0.35 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Italy ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 16th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.