Electricity demand per person in Mexico
Mexico: Electricity demand per person was 2,703 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Mexico is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Mexico peaked at 2,814 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,073 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 108th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Mexico, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,073 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,101 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,126 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,176 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,243 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2,328 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2,382 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2,409 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,430 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,383 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,417 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,529 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 2,546 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,510 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,528 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,558 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,623 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,670 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,814 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 2,746 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2,600 kilowatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 2,567 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,643 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2,703 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 2,712 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,703 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2,703 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2,703 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,265 kilowatt-hours | 2,073 kilowatt-hours | 2,430 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,594 kilowatt-hours | 2,417 kilowatt-hours | 2,814 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,655 kilowatt-hours | 2,567 kilowatt-hours | 2,712 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Mexico?
- Electricity demand per person in Mexico was 2,703 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2,814 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,073 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for electricity demand per person?
- Mexico ranks 108th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.