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
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
Measured in terawatt-hours.