Argentina vs Botswana: Electricity generation from coal
Argentina
2.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Botswana
3.37 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Argentina rank
46th
Botswana rank
44th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Argentina
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.37 terawatt-hours against 2.82 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 0.55 terawatt-hours.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 46th and Botswana ranks 44th of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 0.944 terawatt-hours | 0.733 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 0.468 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.9 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 0.804 terawatt-hours | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Argentina or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 3.37 terawatt-hours against 2.82 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Argentina and Botswana?
- 0.55 terawatt-hours, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Botswana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Botswana rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Argentina ranks 46th and Botswana ranks 44th of 211 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.