Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Mexico, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Mexico stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Mexico peaked at 2.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +58.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -44.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +120.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -47.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +126.5% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -52.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -24.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 8.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 32.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 5 |
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Mexico?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Mexico was 1.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).