Coal production per person in Mexico
Mexico: Coal production per person was 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Coal production per person in Mexico, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal production per person in Mexico is 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production per person in Mexico peaked at 945.54 kilowatt-hours per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
Mexico ranks 56th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 363.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 231.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 524.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 311.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 120.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 559.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 370.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 36.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 541.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 326.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 214.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 450.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 241.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 227.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 279.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 250.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 192.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 278.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 288.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 270.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 317.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 498.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 337.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 651.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 449 kilowatt-hours per person | 286.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 620.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 506.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 385.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 583.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 620.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 388.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 780.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 690.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 509.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 945.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 421.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 53 Ethiopia 58.25 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 54 South Korea 44.53 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 55 Nigeria 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 57 Bangladesh 30.38 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 58 Japan 25.7 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 59 Niger 23.68 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Mexico
- Fuel imports 5.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2025)
- Gas production 347.91 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,637 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 347.91 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,637 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 3.0% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 11.1% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 57.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production per person in Mexico?
- Coal production per person in Mexico was 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production per person recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 945.54 kilowatt-hours per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest coal production per person recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.77 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for coal production per person?
- Mexico ranks 56th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production per person rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.