Argentina vs Brazil: Electricity generation from coal per person
Argentina
61.5 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil
80.78 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
66th
Brazil rank
64th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 80.78 kilowatt-hours against 61.5 kilowatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 19.28 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Argentina ranks 66th and Brazil ranks 64th of 207 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.41 kilowatt-hours | 37.9 kilowatt-hours | 5.49 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 44.32 kilowatt-hours | 37.45 kilowatt-hours | 6.88 kilowatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2000s | 42.81 kilowatt-hours | 56.55 kilowatt-hours | 13.74 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 53.6 kilowatt-hours | 101.86 kilowatt-hours | 48.26 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 45.12 kilowatt-hours | 81.58 kilowatt-hours | 36.46 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 80.78 kilowatt-hours against 61.5 kilowatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Argentina and Brazil?
- 19.28 kilowatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Argentina ranks 66th and Brazil ranks 64th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.