Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Mexico
Mexico: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Mexico is 1.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Mexico peaked at 3.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2025.
Mexico ranks 61st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 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)
- 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Mexico?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Mexico was 1.7% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Mexico ranks 61st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.