Mexico vs New Zealand: Primary energy from hydropower
Mexico
29.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
24.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
24th
New Zealand rank
27th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Mexico
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 29.28 terawatt-hours against 24.21 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 5.07 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Mexico ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 80 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.21 terawatt-hours | 11.09 terawatt-hours | 0.1183 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1970s | 16.4 terawatt-hours | 15.36 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1980s | 22.5 terawatt-hours | 20.67 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 26.34 terawatt-hours | 24.17 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 28.28 terawatt-hours | 23.9 terawatt-hours | 4.39 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 33.07 terawatt-hours | 24.78 terawatt-hours | 8.28 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 28.69 terawatt-hours | 24.9 terawatt-hours | 3.79 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Mexico or New Zealand?
- Mexico, at 29.28 terawatt-hours against 24.21 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Mexico and New Zealand?
- 5.07 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and New Zealand rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Mexico ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 80 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 hydropower. 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.