Mexico vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Mexico
5.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
3.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
8th
Sweden rank
11th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Mexico
- Sweden
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 5.25 terawatt-hours against 3.8 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 1.45 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 2.28 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.4602 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.7346 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.3324 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.7358 terawatt-hours | -0.0059 terawatt-hours | 0.7417 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | -0.599 terawatt-hours | -0.6152 terawatt-hours | 0.0161 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2010s | -0.2897 terawatt-hours | -0.0242 terawatt-hours | 0.2655 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9096 terawatt-hours | 0.5066 terawatt-hours | 0.403 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Mexico or Sweden?
- Mexico, at 5.25 terawatt-hours against 3.8 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Mexico and Sweden?
- 1.45 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Mexico ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.