Mexico vs Switzerland: Primary energy from hydropower
Mexico
29.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
32.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
21st
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Mexico
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 32.27 terawatt-hours against 29.28 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 2.99 terawatt-hours.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Mexico ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 77 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.21 terawatt-hours | 27.85 terawatt-hours | 16.64 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 16.4 terawatt-hours | 29.11 terawatt-hours | 12.71 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 22.5 terawatt-hours | 33.47 terawatt-hours | 10.97 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 26.34 terawatt-hours | 34.09 terawatt-hours | 7.74 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 28.28 terawatt-hours | 35.11 terawatt-hours | 6.82 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 33.07 terawatt-hours | 36.28 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 28.69 terawatt-hours | 35.11 terawatt-hours | 6.42 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Mexico or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 32.27 terawatt-hours against 29.28 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Mexico and Switzerland?
- 2.99 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Mexico ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 77 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 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.