South Korea vs Mexico: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

South Korea

375.06 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Mexico

264.38 terawatt-hours

in 2025

South Korea rank

7th

Mexico rank

10th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

South Korea currently reports 375.06 terawatt-hours against 264.38 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 110.68 terawatt-hours.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mexico ahead.

South Korea ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 10th of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.