Argentina vs Italy: Electricity generation from coal
Argentina
2.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
3.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
46th
Italy rank
43rd
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Argentina
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.73 terawatt-hours against 2.82 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 0.91 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 46th and Italy ranks 43rd of 207 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 31.97 terawatt-hours | 30.95 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 23.23 terawatt-hours | 21.67 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 39.25 terawatt-hours | 37.58 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 38.09 terawatt-hours | 35.79 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.05 terawatt-hours | 11.82 terawatt-hours | 9.77 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Argentina or Italy?
- Italy, at 3.73 terawatt-hours against 2.82 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Argentina and Italy?
- 0.91 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Italy?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Argentina ranks 46th and Italy ranks 43rd 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.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.