Mexico energy mix & electricity

In 2025, Mexico generated 357 TWh of electricity. That is about 1.1% of the world total, similar to Türkiye. More than half of it, 61.6%, came from natural gas; oil was a distant second with 9.4%.

23.1% of the country’s power came from renewable sources: 104th of 158 countries. This puts it 11 points below the world average of 33.8%. It is also below the average for North America (28.8%). Generating one kWh emits about 474 g CO₂e here (world average: 458 g). The grid is more carbon-intensive than the world average. On carbon intensity, Mexico ranks 89th of 158 from the cleanest.

Since 2015, the fastest-growing source has been natural gas: its output rose by 34.4 TWh, lifting its share by 1.8 percentage points. Measured by share of the mix, solar power gained most, up 7.3 percentage points. Meanwhile coal lost the most ground, down 22.9 TWh. Taken together, the renewable share rose by 7.6 percentage points over the decade. Total generation grew by 46.6 TWh over the same period. Carbon intensity dropped from 534 to 474 g/kWh, a 11% cut.

Coal is in clear retreat: its share fell from 10.9% in 2015 to 3% in 2025, after peaking at 13.7% back in 2003. In absolute terms, coal generation peaked in 2016 at 34.5 TWh and has since fallen 68%.

Wind and solar together provided 13.4% of electricity (solar 7.4%, wind 6%), compared with 17.3% worldwide. Per person, that is 200 kWh of solar electricity a year, versus a global average of 338 kWh. Wind adds 162 kWh per person. Solar first passed 1% of the mix in 2019.

Mexico generates 2,705 kWh of electricity per resident each year, 70% of the global average. Cross-border trade is roughly balanced.