Share of electricity production by source in Mexico
Mexico: Share of electricity production by source was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source 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 production by source in Mexico stood at 3.0%.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Mexico peaked at 13.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
Mexico ranks 65th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.0% | — |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +58.9% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +18.9% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -26.4% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -33.9% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -50.5% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -52.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -12.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 368.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 4.0% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 6.6% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 7.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 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 production by source in Mexico?
- Share of electricity production by source in Mexico was 3.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does Mexico rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. 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 production by source. 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.