Mexico vs Sweden: Electricity generation from solar and wind

Mexico
47.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
43.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
15th
Sweden rank
17th

Electricity generation from solar and wind over time

  • Mexico
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 47.72 terawatt-hours against 43.33 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 4.39 terawatt-hours.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Mexico ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 17th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0.0036 terawatt-hours 0.0036 terawatt-hours Sweden
1990s 0.0112 terawatt-hours 0.129 terawatt-hours 0.1178 terawatt-hours Sweden
2000s 0.14 terawatt-hours 1.09 terawatt-hours 0.953 terawatt-hours Sweden
2010s 9.14 terawatt-hours 12.54 terawatt-hours 3.4 terawatt-hours Sweden
2020s 42.48 terawatt-hours 36.31 terawatt-hours 6.17 terawatt-hours Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Mexico or Sweden?
Mexico, at 47.72 terawatt-hours against 43.33 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Mexico and Sweden?
4.39 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
Mexico ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 17th 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.