Mexico vs United Kingdom: Primary energy use
Mexico
2,175 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
1,748 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
17th
Primary energy use over time
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2,175 terawatt-hours against 1,748 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 427 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 306.79 terawatt-hours | 2,373 terawatt-hours | 2,066 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 555.24 terawatt-hours | 2,520 terawatt-hours | 1,965 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1,053 terawatt-hours | 2,386 terawatt-hours | 1,333 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1,467 terawatt-hours | 2,595 terawatt-hours | 1,128 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1,828 terawatt-hours | 2,636 terawatt-hours | 807.79 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2,177 terawatt-hours | 2,250 terawatt-hours | 73 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2,129 terawatt-hours | 1,814 terawatt-hours | 314.94 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Mexico or United Kingdom?
- Mexico, at 2,175 terawatt-hours against 1,748 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 427 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy use?
- Mexico ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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.