Argentina vs France: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Argentina
16.82 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France
16.78 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
52nd
France rank
53rd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Argentina
- France
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 16.82 kilowatt-hours per person against 16.78 kilowatt-hours per person in France, a difference of 0.04 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Argentina ranks 52nd and France ranks 53rd of 76 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.61 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 1970s | 15.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.6 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 1980s | 14.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.49 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 1990s | 15.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.5 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2000s | 16.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.03 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2010s | 19.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.59 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2020s | 17.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 18 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5462 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Argentina or France?
- Argentina, at 16.82 kilowatt-hours per person against 16.78 kilowatt-hours per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Argentina and France?
- 0.04 kilowatt-hours per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and France rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Argentina ranks 52nd and France ranks 53rd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.