Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Argentina
Argentina: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source was 1.18 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Argentina, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Argentina is 1.18 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.9% on the previous year and up 93,346.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Argentina peaked at 1.18 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.0013 terawatt-hours, in 2015.
That places Argentina 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Argentina, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | -47.1% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | -42.9% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | +350.0% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | -72.2% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | +120.0% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | +110.0% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | +84.1% |
| 2009 | -0.0001 terawatt-hours | -294.3% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | -114.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours | +15483.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 terawatt-hours | +329.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | -87.4% |
| 2015 | -0.0013 terawatt-hours | -245.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0004 terawatt-hours | -67.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 terawatt-hours | -622.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0917 terawatt-hours | +4177.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6916 terawatt-hours | +654.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5447 terawatt-hours | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8583 terawatt-hours | +57.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7375 terawatt-hours | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3393 terawatt-hours | -54.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7002 terawatt-hours | +106.4% |
| 2025 | 1.18 terawatt-hours | +67.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.18 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9127 terawatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.18 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +15483.2% | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0015 terawatt-hours |
| 2018 | +4177.7% | 0.0021 terawatt-hours | 0.0917 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | -0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.6916 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7259 terawatt-hours | 0.3393 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Argentina
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Argentina?
- Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Argentina was 1.18 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-to-year change in primary energy use by source recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest year-to-year change in primary energy use by source recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0013 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Argentina ranks 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is year-to-year change in primary energy use by source rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93,346.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.