Mexico vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Mexico
47.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
62.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
15th
Netherlands rank
13th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Mexico
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 62.2 terawatt-hours against 47.72 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 14.48 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0112 terawatt-hours | 0.323 terawatt-hours | 0.3118 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9.14 terawatt-hours | 8.94 terawatt-hours | 0.203 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | 42.48 terawatt-hours | 43.02 terawatt-hours | 0.5383 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Mexico or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 62.2 terawatt-hours against 47.72 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Mexico and Netherlands?
- 14.48 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Netherlands?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Netherlands rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.