Mexico vs Türkiye: Primary energy use
Mexico
2,175 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
2,033 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
15th
Türkiye rank
16th
Primary energy use over time
- Mexico
- Türkiye
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2,175 terawatt-hours against 2,033 terawatt-hours in Türkiye, a difference of 142 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 219 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 306.79 terawatt-hours | 108.55 terawatt-hours | 198.24 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1970s | 555.24 terawatt-hours | 217.06 terawatt-hours | 338.18 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1,053 terawatt-hours | 366.09 terawatt-hours | 686.93 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1,467 terawatt-hours | 632.19 terawatt-hours | 834.75 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1,828 terawatt-hours | 936.8 terawatt-hours | 891.19 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2,177 terawatt-hours | 1,458 terawatt-hours | 719.12 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2,129 terawatt-hours | 1,878 terawatt-hours | 251.17 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Mexico or Türkiye?
- Mexico, at 2,175 terawatt-hours against 2,033 terawatt-hours in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Mexico and Türkiye?
- 142 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Türkiye rank globally for primary energy use?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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.