Mexico vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Mexico
5.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
5.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
8th
Norway rank
6th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Mexico
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.6 terawatt-hours against 5.25 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 0.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 1.98 terawatt-hours | 0.844 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.4602 terawatt-hours | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 2.67 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.7346 terawatt-hours | 2.97 terawatt-hours | 2.24 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.7358 terawatt-hours | 0.3052 terawatt-hours | 0.4306 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | -0.599 terawatt-hours | 0.3831 terawatt-hours | 0.9821 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | -0.2897 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0.2904 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9096 terawatt-hours | 3.31 terawatt-hours | 2.4 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Mexico or Norway?
- Norway, at 5.6 terawatt-hours against 5.25 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Mexico and Norway?
- 0.35 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Mexico ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.