Net electricity imports in Argentina
Argentina: Net electricity imports was 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports in Argentina, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports in Argentina stood at 9.3 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Argentina peaked at 15.34 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.22 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 11th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Net electricity imports in Argentina, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | +43.4% |
| 2002 | 5.92 terawatt-hours | +238.3% |
| 2003 | 5.03 terawatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 3.47 terawatt-hours | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 3.88 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 2.36 terawatt-hours | -39.2% |
| 2007 | 7.6 terawatt-hours | +222.0% |
| 2008 | 5.48 terawatt-hours | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 6.16 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 8.6 terawatt-hours | +39.6% |
| 2011 | 9.67 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 7.61 terawatt-hours | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 8.06 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 9.86 terawatt-hours | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 8.96 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 9.52 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 10.46 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 9.56 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 10.69 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 4.71 terawatt-hours | -55.9% |
| 2021 | 2.5 terawatt-hours | -46.9% |
| 2022 | 12.88 terawatt-hours | +415.2% |
| 2023 | 15.34 terawatt-hours | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 9.17 terawatt-hours | -40.2% |
| 2025 | 9.3 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +415.2% | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 12.88 terawatt-hours |
| 2002 | +238.3% | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 5.92 terawatt-hours |
| 2007 | +222.0% | 2.36 terawatt-hours | 7.6 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.29 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 7.6 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3 terawatt-hours | 7.61 terawatt-hours | 10.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 terawatt-hours | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 15.34 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 net electricity imports in Argentina?
- Net electricity imports in Argentina was 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 15.34 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for net electricity imports?
- Argentina ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.