Canada vs Mexico: Primary energy from solar and wind
Canada
61.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
48.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
Mexico rank
15th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 61.62 terawatt-hours against 48.98 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 12.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0634 terawatt-hours | 0.0112 terawatt-hours | 0.0522 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 0.1374 terawatt-hours | 1.9 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 23.17 terawatt-hours | 9.25 terawatt-hours | 13.92 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 48.78 terawatt-hours | 42.97 terawatt-hours | 5.81 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Canada or Mexico?
- Canada, at 61.62 terawatt-hours against 48.98 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Canada and Mexico?
- 12.64 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 15th of 110 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 from solar and wind. 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.