Argentina vs Chile: Coal production
Argentina
0.015 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Chile
0.1445 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Argentina rank
65th
Chile rank
62nd
Coal production over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.1445 terawatt-hours against 0.015 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 0.1295 terawatt-hours.
That makes Chile's figure about 9.6 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.
Argentina ranks 65th and Chile ranks 62nd of 219 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 6.14 terawatt-hours | 6.14 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 10.5 terawatt-hours | 10.5 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 10.76 terawatt-hours | 10.76 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 13.32 terawatt-hours | 13.32 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.0522 terawatt-hours | 17.03 terawatt-hours | 16.98 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.9917 terawatt-hours | 16.67 terawatt-hours | 15.67 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1960s | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 13.25 terawatt-hours | 10.81 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1970s | 4 terawatt-hours | 10.68 terawatt-hours | 6.67 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 7.23 terawatt-hours | 4.24 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 6.69 terawatt-hours | 4.87 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.7726 terawatt-hours | 2.53 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.3406 terawatt-hours | 10.53 terawatt-hours | 10.19 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1314 terawatt-hours | 0.8018 terawatt-hours | 0.6704 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Argentina or Chile?
- Chile, at 0.1445 terawatt-hours against 0.015 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production between Argentina and Chile?
- 0.1295 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for coal production?
- Argentina ranks 65th and Chile ranks 62nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. 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.