Fossil fuels in Argentina
Argentina: Fossil fuels was 0.015 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.015
Change on year
down 90.2%
World rank
66th
of 220 countries
All-time high
4.99
in 1979
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Fossil fuels in Argentina, 1900–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.015 for fossil fuels in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.2% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuels in Argentina peaked at 4.99 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places Argentina 66th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuels in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0.0069 | — |
| 1940 | 0.0069 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0069 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0275 | +300.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0618 | +125.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0343 | -44.4% |
| 1945 | 0.0206 | -40.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0206 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0961 | +366.7% |
| 1948 | 0.1235 | +28.6% |
| 1949 | 0.1235 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1784 | +44.4% |
| 1951 | 0.2745 | +53.8% |
| 1952 | 0.7686 | +180.0% |
| 1953 | 0.5696 | -25.9% |
| 1954 | 0.6382 | +12.0% |
| 1955 | 0.9333 | +46.2% |
| 1956 | 1.11 | +19.1% |
| 1957 | 1.59 | +42.6% |
| 1958 | 1.79 | +13.0% |
| 1959 | 2.07 | +15.3% |
| 1960 | 1.86 | -10.0% |
| 1961 | 2.33 | +25.5% |
| 1962 | 1.96 | -15.9% |
| 1963 | 1.42 | -27.6% |
| 1964 | 2.28 | +60.4% |
| 1965 | 2.57 | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 2.45 | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 2.78 | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 3.24 | +16.5% |
| 1969 | 3.52 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 4.23 | +20.1% |
| 1971 | 4.34 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 4.76 | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 3.11 | -34.7% |
| 1974 | 4.3 | +38.2% |
| 1975 | 3.45 | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 4.22 | +22.5% |
| 1977 | 3.66 | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 2.98 | -18.6% |
| 1979 | 4.99 | +67.5% |
| 1980 | 2.56 | -48.7% |
| 1981 | 3.27 | +27.7% |
| 1982 | 3.38 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 3.19 | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 3.34 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 2.63 | -21.4% |
| 1986 | 2.39 | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 2.45 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 3.36 | +37.3% |
| 1989 | 3.37 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.81 | -46.3% |
| 1991 | 1.92 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 1.33 | -30.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 2.28 | +106.5% |
| 1995 | 2 | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 2.03 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.65 | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 2.21 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 1.7 | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 1.22 | -28.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6367 | -47.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5907 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6104 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6301 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5514 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6892 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5973 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4989 | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5284 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5579 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6236 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5185 | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3741 | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2232 | -40.4% |
| 2016 | 0.151 | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1293 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1556 | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1444 | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1301 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1812 | +39.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1773 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1534 | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.015 | -90.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | +366.7% | 0.0206 | 0.0961 |
| 1942 | +300.0% | 0.0069 | 0.0275 |
| 1952 | +180.0% | 0.2745 | 0.7686 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0007 | 0 | 0.0069 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0522 | 0.0069 | 0.1235 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9917 | 0.1784 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.44 | 1.42 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4 | 2.98 | 4.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.99 | 2.39 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.1 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7726 | 0.4989 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3406 | 0.1293 | 0.6236 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1314 | 0.015 | 0.1812 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 63 Chile 0.1445 compare
- 64 Cambodia 0.0952 compare
- 65 Nepal 0.02 compare
- 67 Armenia 0.0002 compare
- 68 Algeria 0 compare
- 68 American Samoa 0
- 68 Angola 0
- 68 Antarctica 0
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 68 Aruba 0
- 68 Austria 0 compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0
- 68 Bahamas 0
- 68 Bahrain 0
- 68 Barbados 0
- 68 Belarus 0
- 68 Belgium 0 compare
- 68 Belize 0
- 68 Benin 0
- 68 Bermuda 0
- 68 Bolivia 0
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0
- 68 Brunei 0
- 68 Burkina Faso 0
- 68 Burundi 0 compare
- 68 Cameroon 0
- 68 Cape Verde 0
- 68 Cayman Islands 0
- 68 Central African Republic 0
- 68 Chad 0
- 68 Comoros 0
- 68 Congo 0
- 68 Cook Islands 0
- 68 Costa Rica 0
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 68 Croatia 0 compare
- 68 Cuba 0
- 68 Cyprus 0
- 68 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 68 Denmark 0 compare
- 68 Djibouti 0
- 68 Dominica 0
- 68 Dominican Republic 0
- 68 East Timor 0
- 68 Ecuador 0
- 68 Egypt 0 compare
- 68 El Salvador 0
- 68 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 68 Eritrea 0
- 68 Estonia 0
- 68 Falkland Islands 0
- 68 Faroe Islands 0
- 68 Fiji 0
- 68 Finland 0
- 68 France 0 compare
- 68 French Guiana 0
- 68 French Polynesia 0
- 68 Gabon 0
- 68 Gambia 0
- 68 Ghana 0
- 68 Gibraltar 0
- 68 Greenland 0 compare
- 68 Grenada 0
- 68 Guadeloupe 0
- 68 Guam 0
- 68 Guatemala 0
- 68 Guinea 0
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 68 Guyana 0
- 68 Haiti 0
- 68 Honduras 0
- 68 Hong Kong 0
- 68 Iceland 0
- 68 Iraq 0
- 68 Ireland 0 compare
- 68 Israel 0
- 68 Italy 0 compare
- 68 Jamaica 0
- 68 Jordan 0
- 68 Kenya 0
- 68 Kiribati 0
- 68 Kuwait 0
- 68 Latvia 0
- 68 Lebanon 0
- 68 Lesotho 0 compare
- 68 Liberia 0
- 68 Libya 0
- 68 Lithuania 0
- 68 Luxembourg 0
- 68 Macao 0
- 68 Madagascar 0 compare
- 68 Maldives 0
- 68 Mali 0
- 68 Malta 0
- 68 Martinique 0
- 68 Mauritania 0
- 68 Mauritius 0
- 68 Micronesia (country) 0
- 68 Moldova 0
- 68 Montserrat 0
- 68 Morocco 0 compare
- 68 Namibia 0
- 68 Nauru 0
- 68 Netherlands 0 compare
- 68 Netherlands Antilles 0
- 68 New Caledonia 0
- 68 Nicaragua 0
- 68 Niue 0
- 68 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 68 Oman 0
- 68 Palestine 0
- 68 Panama 0
- 68 Papua New Guinea 0
- 68 Paraguay 0
- 68 Portugal 0 compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 0
- 68 Qatar 0
- 68 Reunion 0
- 68 Rwanda 0
- 68 Saint Helena 0
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 68 Saint Lucia 0
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 68 Samoa 0
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 68 Saudi Arabia 0
- 68 Senegal 0
- 68 Seychelles 0
- 68 Sierra Leone 0
- 68 Singapore 0
- 68 Slovakia 0 compare
- 68 Solomon Islands 0
- 68 Somalia 0
- 68 South Sudan 0
- 68 Spain 0 compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 0
- 68 Sudan 0
- 68 Suriname 0
- 68 Sweden 0 compare
- 68 Switzerland 0
- 68 Syria 0
- 68 Taiwan 0 compare
- 68 Togo 0
- 68 Tonga 0
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 68 Tunisia 0 compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 0
- 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 68 Tuvalu 0
- 68 Uganda 0
- 68 United Arab Emirates 0
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 68 Uruguay 0
- 68 Vanuatu 0
- 68 Western Sahara 0
- 68 Yemen 0
More energy & mining data for Argentina
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 9.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2025)
- Gas production 451.54 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 9,848 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 451.54 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 9,848 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuels in Argentina?
- Fossil fuels in Argentina was 0.015 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuels recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 in 1979.
- What is the lowest fossil fuels recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Argentina rank for fossil fuels?
- Argentina ranks 66th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuels rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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