In Mexico, solar energy accounted for only 0.01 percent of the overall amount of electricity generated in 2010 and 2011. By 2023, the share of solar power used to produce electricity in the North American country increased to roughly six percent. Solar energy peaked in 2021, when the share over the total electricity generation reached 6.12 percent.
Share of solar over the total electricity generation in Mexico from 2010 to 2023
Characteristic
Share in total electricity generation
2023
6%
2022
5.66%
2021
6.12%
2020
4.86%
2019
2.89%
2018
0.92%
2017
0.36%
2016
0.08%
2015
0.06%
2014
0.07%
2013
0.04%
2012
0.02%
2011
0.01%
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Ember. (June 24, 2024). Share of solar over the total electricity generation in Mexico from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400140/mexico-solar-in-electrivity-generation/
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Ember. (2024). Share of solar over the total electricity generation in Mexico from 2010 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400140/mexico-solar-in-electrivity-generation/
Ember. "Share of Solar over The Total Electricity Generation in Mexico from 2010 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400140/mexico-solar-in-electrivity-generation/
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