Mexico vs Venezuela: Annual change in primary energy from oil

Mexico
-1.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
-1.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico rank
59th
Venezuela rank
62nd

Annual change in primary energy from oil over time

  • Mexico
  • Venezuela
-100-50050100196619952025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports -1.25 terawatt-hours against -1.5 terawatt-hours in Venezuela, a difference of 0.25 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 59th and Venezuela ranks 62nd of 79 regions.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 12.93 terawatt-hours 2.22 terawatt-hours 10.71 terawatt-hours Mexico
1970s 31.14 terawatt-hours 8.31 terawatt-hours 22.83 terawatt-hours Mexico
1980s 29.15 terawatt-hours 3.86 terawatt-hours 25.28 terawatt-hours Mexico
1990s 23.55 terawatt-hours 0.5372 terawatt-hours 23.01 terawatt-hours Mexico
2000s 4.24 terawatt-hours 17.81 terawatt-hours 13.58 terawatt-hours Venezuela
2010s -18.29 terawatt-hours -19.29 terawatt-hours 1 terawatt-hours Mexico
2020s 5.87 terawatt-hours -9.39 terawatt-hours 15.26 terawatt-hours Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Mexico or Venezuela?
Mexico, at -1.25 terawatt-hours against -1.5 terawatt-hours in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Mexico and Venezuela?
0.25 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Venezuela rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
Mexico ranks 59th and Venezuela ranks 62nd of 79 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,598 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.