Electricity generation from gas per person in Argentina
Argentina: Electricity generation from gas per person was 1,760 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas per person in Argentina, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from gas per person in Argentina stood at 1,760 kilowatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas per person in Argentina peaked at 2,135 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 400.67 kilowatt-hours, in 1987.
Argentina ranks 32nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas per person in Argentina, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 410.45 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 430.03 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 400.67 kilowatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 662.9 kilowatt-hours | +65.4% |
| 1989 | 754.1 kilowatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 605.99 kilowatt-hours | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 630.96 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 617.18 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 644 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 656.37 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 755.65 kilowatt-hours | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 916.42 kilowatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 895.42 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 941.98 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,243 kilowatt-hours | +31.9% |
| 2000 | 1,313 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1,150 kilowatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 1,070 kilowatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 1,243 kilowatt-hours | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 1,422 kilowatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 1,420 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,423 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,504 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1,618 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1,510 kilowatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1,545 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,626 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1,808 kilowatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 1,754 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,770 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,820 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,920 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2,059 kilowatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 2,135 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,030 kilowatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1,963 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1,985 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,687 kilowatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 1,676 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,793 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 1,760 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1,760 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.35 kilowatt-hours, 7.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from gas per person 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 | +65.4% | 400.67 kilowatt-hours | 662.9 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 531.63 kilowatt-hours | 400.67 kilowatt-hours | 754.1 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 790.69 kilowatt-hours | 605.99 kilowatt-hours | 1,243 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,367 kilowatt-hours | 1,070 kilowatt-hours | 1,618 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,847 kilowatt-hours | 1,545 kilowatt-hours | 2,135 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,811 kilowatt-hours | 1,676 kilowatt-hours | 1,985 kilowatt-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 per person in Argentina?
- Electricity generation from gas per person in Argentina was 1,760 kilowatt-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 per person recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2,135 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 400.67 kilowatt-hours in 1987.
- How does Argentina rank for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Argentina ranks 32nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas per person rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.