Electricity production from coal sources in Mexico
Mexico: Electricity production from coal sources was 7.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Mexico is 7.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Mexico peaked at 13.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2021.
Mexico ranks 57th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.7% | — |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +34.6% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +24.7% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Mexico?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Mexico was 7.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2021.
- How does Mexico rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Mexico ranks 57th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.