Argentina vs Guatemala: Electricity generation from coal
Argentina
2.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Guatemala
2.5 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Argentina rank
46th
Guatemala rank
49th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Argentina
- Guatemala
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2.82 terawatt-hours against 2.5 terawatt-hours in Guatemala, a difference of 0.32 terawatt-hours.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 46th and Guatemala ranks 49th of 207 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 0.974 terawatt-hours | 0.703 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 2.49 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 1.9 terawatt-hours | 2.42 terawatt-hours | 0.522 terawatt-hours | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Argentina or Guatemala?
- Argentina, at 2.82 terawatt-hours against 2.5 terawatt-hours in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Argentina and Guatemala?
- 0.32 terawatt-hours, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Guatemala?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Guatemala rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Argentina ranks 46th and Guatemala ranks 49th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.