Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Mexico
21.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
16.2%
in 2025
Mexico rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Mexico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 21.8% against 16.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 11.4% | 8.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 9.2% | 4.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 5.2% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 10.5% | 9.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 10.4% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
- Mexico, at 21.8% against 16.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 5.6%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Mexico ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 68 countries.
- 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.