Argentina vs Japan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Argentina
-3.6%
in 2025
Japan
-3.8%
in 2025
Argentina rank
46th
Japan rank
48th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Argentina
- Japan
How they compare
Argentina currently reports -3.6% against -3.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Argentina ranks 46th and Japan ranks 48th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 6.5% | 3.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.3% | -2.0% | 6.3% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | -2.0% | 1.7% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 1.6% | 3.6% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -1.8% | 5.5% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Argentina or Japan?
- Argentina, at -3.6% against -3.8% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Argentina and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Argentina ranks 46th and Japan ranks 48th of 78 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.