Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Mexico, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Mexico is 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Mexico peaked at 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2053 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
That places Mexico 56th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2417 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2053 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2723 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.3461 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.278 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4295 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6272 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3872 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9013 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 53 Indonesia 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 54 Qatar 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 55 Philippines 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 57 South Africa 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 58 Oman 0.9222 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 0.8448 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Mexico
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.3% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 131.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 105.61 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 22.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Mexico?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Mexico was 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2053 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Mexico rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 56th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.