Argentina vs Ireland: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Argentina
-1.2%
in 2025
Ireland
-1.0%
in 2025
Argentina rank
175th
Ireland rank
173rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Argentina
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -1.0% against -1.2% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.
Argentina ranks 175th and Ireland ranks 173rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 9.8% | 6.6% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -0.1% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -1.0% | 1.3% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Argentina or Ireland?
- Ireland, at -1.0% against -1.2% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Argentina and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ireland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Ireland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Argentina ranks 175th and Ireland ranks 173rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.