Argentina vs Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from coal

Argentina
2.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Puerto Rico
3.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
46th
Puerto Rico rank
45th

Electricity generation from coal over time

  • Argentina
  • Puerto Rico
01234198520052025

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 3.35 terawatt-hours against 2.82 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 0.53 terawatt-hours.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 46th and Puerto Rico ranks 45th of 207 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 1.68 terawatt-hours 2.5 terawatt-hours 0.827 terawatt-hours Puerto Rico
2010s 2.3 terawatt-hours 3.21 terawatt-hours 0.913 terawatt-hours Puerto Rico
2020s 2.05 terawatt-hours 3.21 terawatt-hours 1.16 terawatt-hours Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Argentina or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 3.35 terawatt-hours against 2.82 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Argentina and Puerto Rico?
0.53 terawatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Puerto Rico?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
Argentina ranks 46th and Puerto Rico ranks 45th 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.