Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Argentina
Argentina: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 1.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Argentina, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Argentina is 1.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.3% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Argentina peaked at 5.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
That places Argentina 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.0% | — |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +156.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -57.5% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -40.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 12.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 44.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +156.5% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.3% | 5.2% | 5 |
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Argentina?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Argentina was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).