Australia vs Mexico: Primary energy from renewables
Australia
121.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
123.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
21st
Mexico rank
20th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 123.55 terawatt-hours against 121.13 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 2.42 terawatt-hours.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 20th of 77 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 terawatt-hours | 11.21 terawatt-hours | 2.49 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1970s | 14.24 terawatt-hours | 20.33 terawatt-hours | 6.09 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1980s | 15.1 terawatt-hours | 47.21 terawatt-hours | 32.11 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 18.46 terawatt-hours | 83.77 terawatt-hours | 65.32 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 25.01 terawatt-hours | 96.48 terawatt-hours | 71.47 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | 46.26 terawatt-hours | 112.59 terawatt-hours | 66.33 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 97.99 terawatt-hours | 123.83 terawatt-hours | 25.84 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Australia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 123.55 terawatt-hours against 121.13 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Australia and Mexico?
- 2.42 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 20th 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 renewables. 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.