Argentina vs Australia: Electricity generation from oil
Argentina
5.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia
6.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
30th
Australia rank
27th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.36 terawatt-hours against 5.92 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 0.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 30th and Australia ranks 27th of 209 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9 terawatt-hours | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 4.56 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1990s | 5.04 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2000s | 6.56 terawatt-hours | 3.9 terawatt-hours | 2.66 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2010s | 16.53 terawatt-hours | 5.6 terawatt-hours | 10.93 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2020s | 10.05 terawatt-hours | 5.67 terawatt-hours | 4.38 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Argentina or Australia?
- Australia, at 6.36 terawatt-hours against 5.92 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Argentina and Australia?
- 0.44 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Argentina ranks 30th and Australia ranks 27th of 209 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 oil. 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.