Country energy profile · Mexico · 2025
What percentage of Mexico’s energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied 92.9% of Mexico’s total energy. Natural gas is its largest single source. That compares with a world average of 86.2%.
Oil 44.3%, natural gas 45.8%, coal 2.8% · non-fossil 7.1%.
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025 data. Site updated August 13, 2026.
Mexico energy mix, 2025
Share of total primary energy by source
Key facts
| Fossil-fuel share | 92.9% |
| World average | 86.2% |
| Main fossil fuel | Natural gas |
| Change since 2010 | -0.4 pts |
| Fossil energy per person | 55.1 GJ |
| CO₂ per person | 3.5 t |
| Fossil share of electricity | 75.8% |
| World rank, fossil energy used | #12 of 80 |
Is Mexico getting less dependent on fossil fuels?
Fossil-fuel share of total energy since 1965, with the absolute amount of fossil fuel used. Share and volume can move in opposite directions.
Fossil share vs. consumption
Left axis: % of primary energy · Right axis: exajoules (EJ)
Oil vs. gas vs. coal in Mexico
Consumption by fuel, 1965–2025
Exajoules (EJ) per year
Total energy vs. electricity
Mexico’s electricity has a lower fossil share than its overall energy use, because transport, heating and industry still lean heavily on oil, gas and coal.
Total energy
| Fossil share | 92.9% |
| Oil | 44.3% |
| Gas | 45.8% |
| Coal | 2.8% |
Electricity
| Fossil share | 75.8% |
| Low-carbon share | 24.2% |
| Nuclear + hydro | 10.1% |
| Wind + solar + other renewables | 14.1% |
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Mexico's energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied about 92.9% of Mexico's total primary energy: oil 44.3%, natural gas 45.8% and coal 2.8%. The world average is 86.2%.
What is Mexico's main energy source?
Mexico's largest fossil fuel is natural gas. Non-fossil sources make up 7.1% of its energy.
Is Mexico reducing its dependence on fossil fuels?
Since 2010, Mexico's fossil-fuel share of energy has fallen by 0.4 percentage points, to 92.9%.
How much of Mexico's electricity comes from fossil fuels?
About 75.8% of Mexico's electricity came from fossil fuels in 2025, versus 92.9% of its total energy. Electricity is usually the lower-carbon of the two.
Compare with other countries
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, 2025 data (annual series back to 1965). See methodology.