Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Mexico
Mexico: Share of electricity generation from nuclear was 2.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Mexico, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from nuclear in Mexico stood at 2.8%.
That represents a change of down 17.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from nuclear in Mexico peaked at 6.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
That places Mexico 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.3% | — |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +706.0% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +32.1% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +93.6% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -45.6% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +61.9% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -17.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from nuclear 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +706.0% | 0.3% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 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 nuclear in Mexico?
- Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Mexico was 2.8% 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 nuclear recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from nuclear recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Mexico rank for share of electricity generation from nuclear?
- Mexico ranks 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from nuclear rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 nuclear. 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.