North America · country explainer · estimated data
Mexico's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2019-01 → 2026-05 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-05
496gCO₂e/kWh
#54 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
19.3%
clean incl. nuclear: 22.6%
Records
Cleanest: 446 (2021-10)
Dirtiest: 537 (2019-02)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 495 | -9 | 20.7 | 353.6 |
| 2024 | 504 | -4 | 18.8 | 352.1 |
| 2023 | 508 | +27 | 18.4 | 346.3 |
| 2022 | 481 | +11 | 23 | 333.9 |
| 2021 | 470 | -19 | 23.9 | 323.4 |
| 2020 | 489 | -28 | 20.7 | 312.2 |
| 2019 | 517 | — | 16.9 | 317.6 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/mx".