Electricity production by source in Mexico
Mexico: Electricity production by source was 13.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production by source in Mexico, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production by source in Mexico stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 358.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Mexico peaked at 13.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2011.
Mexico ranks 60th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Electricity production by source in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.4% | — |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +48.0% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +6.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 13.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 3.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 13.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.7%, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.6% | 13.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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- 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 production by source in Mexico?
- Electricity production by source in Mexico was 13.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
- How does Mexico rank for electricity production by source?
- Mexico ranks 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 358.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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