Share of primary energy from wind in Mexico
Mexico: Share of primary energy from wind was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from wind in Mexico, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from wind in Mexico stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 145.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from wind in Mexico peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
Mexico ranks 35th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from wind in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +368.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +43.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +95.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +129.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +439.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +135.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +114.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +120.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +55.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +33.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +38.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +9.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +439.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | +368.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 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 primary energy from wind in Mexico?
- Share of primary energy from wind in Mexico was 1.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from wind recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from wind recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Mexico rank for share of primary energy from wind?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from wind rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.