Italy vs Mexico: Electricity generation from solar and wind

Italy
66.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
47.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
12th
Mexico rank
15th

Electricity generation from solar and wind over time

  • Italy
  • Mexico
0204060196519952025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 66.11 terawatt-hours against 47.72 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 18.39 terawatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mexico ahead.

Italy ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 15th of 212 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1980s 0.0004 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.0004 terawatt-hours Italy
1990s 0.09 terawatt-hours 0.0112 terawatt-hours 0.0788 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 2.83 terawatt-hours 0.14 terawatt-hours 2.69 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 34.19 terawatt-hours 9.14 terawatt-hours 25.05 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 52.82 terawatt-hours 42.48 terawatt-hours 10.33 terawatt-hours Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Italy or Mexico?
Italy, at 66.11 terawatt-hours against 47.72 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Italy and Mexico?
18.39 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
Italy ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 15th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar and wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,906 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.