Argentina vs Chile: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Argentina
3.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile
3.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
20th
Chile rank
22nd
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3.64 terawatt-hours against 3.11 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 0.53 terawatt-hours.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Chile ahead.
Argentina ranks 20th and Chile ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0035 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0035 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0079 terawatt-hours | 0.0077 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.5759 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 0.5358 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 3 terawatt-hours | 3.64 terawatt-hours | 0.6456 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Argentina or Chile?
- Argentina, at 3.64 terawatt-hours against 3.11 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Argentina and Chile?
- 0.53 terawatt-hours, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Chile ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.