Mexico

Country Analysis Brief Overview

Mexico is a major non-OPEC oil producer and among the largest sources of U.S. oil imports.
Mexico's oil production has declined in recent years, as has its position as a net oil exporter to the United States.
Mexico is a net importer of natural gas, mostly via pipeline from the United States, and its natural gas demand is rising due to greater use of the fuel for power generation.
Most of Mexico's electricity generation comes from conventional thermal plants, the fuel source for which is increasingly natural gas.

Analysis Last Updated: October 17, 2012

Overview data for Mexico

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)			2011					2012
		History	Mexico	North America	OECD	World	Rank	Mexico
Total Oil Production	Production of crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas plant liquids, and other liquids, and refinery processing gain (loss). Negative value indicates refinery processing loss.	Total Oil Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2,959.87	16,691	21,618	87,192	8
Crude Oil Production	Includes lease condensate.	Crude Oil Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2,596.23	11,148	14,904	74,070	9
Consumption	Consumption of petroleum products and direct combustion of crude oil.	Petroleum Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2,132.72	23,380	46,497	88,256	11
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Total Oil Production – Consumption. Negative numbers are Net Imports.	Petroleum Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	827.15	-6,689	-24,879	--	168	NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S.	Total crude oil and petroleum products.	Total Oil Exports to U.S. Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	NA		NA		NA	NA
Refinery Capacity	Crude oil distillation capacity as of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Petroleum Refinery Capacity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,540	21,178	45,873	88,097	14	1,540
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels)	As of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Petroleum Proved Reserves Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	10.42	NA	NA	NA	16	10.16
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)			2010					2011
		History	Mexico	North America	World	Rank		Mexico
Production	Dry natural gas.	Natural Gas Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,799	28,504	111,333	18		1,761
Consumption	Dry natural gas.	Natural Gas Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2,286	29,286	113,321	11		2,364
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Exports - Imports. Negative numbers are Net Imports. Note: Data range begins with the year 1990.	Natural Gas Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	-502	-629	--	14		-630
Proved Reserves (Trillion Cubic Feet)	As of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Natural Gas Proved Reserves Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	13	379	6,669	34		12
Coal (Million Short Tons)			2010					2011
		History	Mexico	North America	World	Rank		Mexico
Production	Production of primary coal (includes anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and for Estonia, oil shale).	Coal Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	11.140	1,170	7,954	26		13.651
Consumption	Consumption of primary coal (includes anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and for Estonia, oil shale) and net imports of metallurgical coke.	Coal Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	19.784	1,125	7,770	30		21.629
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Exports – Imports. Negative numbers are Net Imports. Includes primary coal and metallurgical coke.	Coal Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	-8.912	76	--	18		-8.718
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)			2009					2010
		History	Mexico	North America	World	Rank		Mexico
Net Generation	Conventional thermal electricity, hydroelectric power, nuclear electric power, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electric power generation.	Electricity Net Generation Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	247.40	4,784	19,071	14		257.26
Net Consumption	Net generation+electricty imports-electricity exports-electricity distribution losses.	Electricity Net Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	204.25	4,422	17,360	17		212.31
Installed Capacity (GWe)	One billion watts or one thousand megawatts of electric capacity, as of January 1.	Electricity Installed Capacity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	59.69	1,221	4,843	14		62.00
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)			2010					2011
		History	Mexico	North America	World	Rank		Mexico
Production	Production of petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids), dry natural gas, and coal, and net generation of hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electric power.	Total Primary Energy Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	8.778	102	509	12		8.800
Consumption	Consumption of petroleum, dry natural gas, and coal, and net hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electricity. Also includes net electricty imports.	Total Primary Energy Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	7.284	118	511	15		7.808
Energy Intensity (Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)	Consumption per dollar of gross domestic product using purchasing power parities.	Total Primary Energy Intensity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	5,044	7,514	7,452	111		5,209
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)			2009					2010
		History	Mexico	North America	World	Rank		Mexico
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels	Emissions from the consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal and the flaring of natural gas.	CO2 from Consumption of Fossil Fuels Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	432.38	6,412	29,778	13		445.28