Net electricity imports in Mexico
Mexico: Net electricity imports was -0.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Mexico recorded -0.31 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Mexico peaked at 4.01 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.67 terawatt-hours, in 2005.
That places Mexico 178th out of 214 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 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.87 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -93.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +233.3% |
| 2003 | -0.87 terawatt-hours | -535.0% |
| 2004 | -1.27 terawatt-hours | +46.0% |
| 2005 | -1.67 terawatt-hours | +31.5% |
| 2006 | -0.78 terawatt-hours | -53.3% |
| 2007 | -1.17 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2008 | -1.1 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -0.9 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2010 | -0.95 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2011 | -0.7 terawatt-hours | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | -251.4% |
| 2013 | -0.03 terawatt-hours | -102.8% |
| 2014 | -0.53 terawatt-hours | +1666.7% |
| 2015 | -0.67 terawatt-hours | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | -138.8% |
| 2017 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | +257.1% |
| 2019 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 4.01 terawatt-hours | +389.0% |
| 2021 | -0.96 terawatt-hours | -123.9% |
| 2022 | -0.27 terawatt-hours | -71.9% |
| 2023 | -1.04 terawatt-hours | +285.2% |
| 2024 | -0.31 terawatt-hours | -70.2% |
| 2025 | -0.31 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports 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 | -1666.7% | -0.03 terawatt-hours | -0.53 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.663 terawatt-hours | -1.67 terawatt-hours | 0.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.086 terawatt-hours | -0.95 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1867 terawatt-hours | -1.04 terawatt-hours | 4.01 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 175 Iran -0.18 terawatt-hours compare
- 176 El Salvador -0.19 terawatt-hours compare
- 177 United Arab Emirates -0.24 terawatt-hours compare
- 179 Costa Rica -0.36 terawatt-hours compare
- 180 Uganda -0.44 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Mali -0.5 terawatt-hours 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 in Mexico?
- Net electricity imports in Mexico was -0.31 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.01 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.67 terawatt-hours in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for net electricity imports?
- Mexico ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.