Iran vs Mexico: Primary energy from nuclear
Iran
16.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
30.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
29th
Mexico rank
27th
Primary energy from nuclear over time
- Iran
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 30.62 terawatt-hours against 16.33 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 14.29 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.9 times Iran's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 27th of 213 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | 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 terawatt-hours | 0.1127 terawatt-hours | 0.1127 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 20.09 terawatt-hours | 20.09 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 29.94 terawatt-hours | 29.94 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 12.15 terawatt-hours | 31.81 terawatt-hours | 19.65 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 17.93 terawatt-hours | 34.72 terawatt-hours | 16.8 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, Iran or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 30.62 terawatt-hours against 16.33 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between Iran and Mexico?
- 14.29 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mexico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Mexico rank globally for primary energy from nuclear?
- Iran ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 27th of 213 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 nuclear. 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.