Mexico vs Qatar: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Mexico
1,168 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Qatar
1,247 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
59th
Qatar rank
57th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Mexico
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1,247 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,168 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico, a difference of 79 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 59th and Qatar ranks 57th of 79 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 241.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 241.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 346.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 346.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 627.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 627.25 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1,151 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,151 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1,200 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,200 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1,203 kilowatt-hours per person | 101.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,101 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 556.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 670.18 kilowatt-hours per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Mexico or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1,247 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,168 kilowatt-hours per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Mexico and Qatar?
- 79 kilowatt-hours per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Qatar rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Mexico ranks 59th and Qatar ranks 57th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.