Electricity demand in Mexico
Mexico: Electricity demand was 356.66 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
356.66 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 214 countries
All-time high
356.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
204.49 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Mexico is 356.66 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Mexico peaked at 356.66 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 204.49 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 14th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Mexico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 204.49 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 210.28 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 215.93 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 224.03 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 234.12 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 246.3 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 255.47 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 262.09 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 268.19 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 266.86 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 274.62 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 291.45 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 297.45 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 297.09 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 302.8 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 309.69 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 320.61 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 329.44 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 350.54 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 345.39 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 329.74 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 327.63 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 339.88 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 350.66 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 354.87 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 356.66 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 356.66 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 18.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 356.66 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 56.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 238.78 terawatt-hours | 204.49 terawatt-hours | 268.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 311.91 terawatt-hours | 274.62 terawatt-hours | 350.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 343.24 terawatt-hours | 327.63 terawatt-hours | 356.66 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More energy & mining data for Mexico
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Mexico?
- Electricity demand in Mexico was 356.66 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 356.66 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 204.49 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for electricity demand?
- Mexico ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.