Electricity generation from gas in Argentina
Argentina: Electricity generation from gas was 80.69 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Argentina, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from gas in Argentina stood at 80.69 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Argentina peaked at 95.35 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.45 terawatt-hours, in 1985.
That places Argentina 18th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Argentina, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12.45 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 13.25 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 12.54 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 21.07 terawatt-hours | +68.0% |
| 1989 | 24.34 terawatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 19.85 terawatt-hours | -18.4% |
| 1991 | 20.97 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 20.8 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 21.99 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 22.72 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 26.5 terawatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 32.55 terawatt-hours | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 32.19 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 34.26 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 45.73 terawatt-hours | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 48.88 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 43.26 terawatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 40.71 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 47.75 terawatt-hours | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 55.21 terawatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 55.7 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 56.4 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.18 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 65.41 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 61.7 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 63.81 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 67.86 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 76.23 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 74.7 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 76.16 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 79.11 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 84.28 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 91.21 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 95.35 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 91.31 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 88.72 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 89.93 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 76.6 terawatt-hours | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 76.32 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.95 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 80.69 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 80.69 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.75 terawatt-hours, 29.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +68.0% | 12.54 terawatt-hours | 21.07 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.73 terawatt-hours | 12.45 terawatt-hours | 24.34 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 27.76 terawatt-hours | 19.85 terawatt-hours | 45.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.52 terawatt-hours | 40.71 terawatt-hours | 65.41 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 80 terawatt-hours | 63.81 terawatt-hours | 95.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.37 terawatt-hours | 76.32 terawatt-hours | 89.93 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 electricity generation from gas in Argentina?
- Electricity generation from gas in Argentina was 80.69 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 95.35 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.45 terawatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Argentina rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Argentina ranks 18th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.