Mexico vs Netherlands: Primary energy from solar and wind
Mexico
48.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
58.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
15th
Netherlands rank
14th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Mexico
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 58.21 terawatt-hours against 48.98 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 9.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands'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 Netherlands ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0112 terawatt-hours | 0.3233 terawatt-hours | 0.3121 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.1374 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9.25 terawatt-hours | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 0.2945 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 42.97 terawatt-hours | 42.38 terawatt-hours | 0.5903 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Mexico or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 58.21 terawatt-hours against 48.98 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Mexico and Netherlands?
- 9.23 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.