Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Argentina
Argentina: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 52.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Argentina, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Argentina is 52.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Argentina peaked at 67.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1994.
Argentina ranks 125th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.0% | — |
| 1991 | 47.2% | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 43.5% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 34.6% | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 47.8% | +22.3% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 44.7% | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 34.6% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 39.4% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 59.7% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 52.8% | 65.0% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Argentina?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Argentina was 52.8% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1994.
- How does Argentina rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Argentina ranks 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.