Argentina vs China: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Argentina
3.7%
in 2025
China
3.3%
in 2025
Argentina rank
23rd
China rank
24th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Argentina
- China
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3.7% against 3.3% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.
Argentina ranks 23rd and China ranks 24th of 216 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.8% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 0.3% | 3.8% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.7% | 2.4% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Argentina or China?
- Argentina, at 3.7% against 3.3% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Argentina and China?
- 0.4%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and China rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Argentina ranks 23rd and China ranks 24th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.