Renewable energy share in Mexico

Renewable sources provided 13.0% of final energy consumption in Mexico in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 1996.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Mexico, 2021 13.0% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 +0.7percentage points 2020: 12.3%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Mexico (2021).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021 19.8% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2021 129th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Mexico over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period MexicoWorld
2021 13.0% –
2020 12.3% 19.7%
2019 10.3% 18.6%
2018 10.3% 18.1%
2017 10.1% 17.9%
2016 9.2% 17.6%
2015 9.2% 17.4%
2014 9.8% 17.3%
2013 9.2% 17.2%
2012 9.0% 16.9%
2011 9.1% 16.7%
2010 9.4% 16.7%
2009 9.2% 17.1%
2008 9.8% 16.7%
2007 9.5% 16.5%
2006 9.8% 16.7%
2005 10.3% 16.6%
2004 10.2% 16.8%
2003 10.2% 17.1%
2002 10.7% 17.2%
2001 11.3% 17.2%
2000 12.2% 17.5%
1999 12.8% 17.9%
1998 12.2% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 12.3% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 9.1%, the figure has changed by +3.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Mexico has the 129th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Mexico
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7