Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mexico
Mexico: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded -0.1% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mexico peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2005.
That places Mexico 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -93.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +224.6% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | -519.3% |
| 2004 | -0.5% | +39.7% |
| 2005 | -0.7% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | -55.0% |
| 2007 | -0.4% | +46.2% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | -17.8% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -248.4% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -102.8% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | +1633.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -137.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +235.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -33.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +412.2% |
| 2021 | -0.3% | -124.1% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -72.9% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | +273.3% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -70.5% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -1633.4% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.7% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 169 Saudi Arabia -0.0% compare
- 170 Iran -0.0% compare
- 172 United Arab Emirates -0.1% compare
- 173 China -0.2% compare
- 174 Turkey -0.5% compare
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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mexico?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mexico was -0.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Mexico ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.