France vs Mexico: Renewable energy

France
30.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
41.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
18th
Mexico rank
16th

Renewable energy over time

  • France
  • Mexico
020406080196519952025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 41.58 terawatt-hours against 30.63 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 10.95 terawatt-hours.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.

France ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 1.81 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 1.81 terawatt-hours France
1970s 4.37 terawatt-hours 3.93 terawatt-hours 0.4428 terawatt-hours France
1980s 4.96 terawatt-hours 24.71 terawatt-hours 19.76 terawatt-hours Mexico
1990s 7.03 terawatt-hours 57.42 terawatt-hours 50.38 terawatt-hours Mexico
2000s 11.61 terawatt-hours 67.12 terawatt-hours 55.51 terawatt-hours Mexico
2010s 21.04 terawatt-hours 68.6 terawatt-hours 47.56 terawatt-hours Mexico
2020s 28.91 terawatt-hours 48.9 terawatt-hours 20 terawatt-hours Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, France or Mexico?
Mexico, at 41.58 terawatt-hours against 30.63 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between France and Mexico?
10.95 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do France and Mexico rank globally for renewable energy?
France ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 79 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 Renewable energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.