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Net electricity imports in Argentina

Argentina: Net electricity imports was 9.3 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9.3 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
11th
of 214 countries
All-time high
15.34 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
1.22 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Net electricity imports in Argentina, 2000–2025

0510152000201220252000: 1.2 terawatt-hours2001: 1.8 terawatt-hours2002: 5.9 terawatt-hours2003: 5 terawatt-hours2004: 3.5 terawatt-hours2005: 3.9 terawatt-hours2006: 2.4 terawatt-hours2007: 7.6 terawatt-hours2008: 5.5 terawatt-hours2009: 6.2 terawatt-hours2010: 8.6 terawatt-hours2011: 9.7 terawatt-hours2012: 7.6 terawatt-hours2013: 8.1 terawatt-hours2014: 9.9 terawatt-hours2015: 9 terawatt-hours2016: 9.5 terawatt-hours2017: 10.5 terawatt-hours2018: 9.6 terawatt-hours2019: 10.7 terawatt-hours2020: 4.7 terawatt-hours2021: 2.5 terawatt-hours2022: 12.9 terawatt-hours2023: 15.3 terawatt-hours2024: 9.2 terawatt-hours2025: 9.3 terawatt-hours

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Brazil 11.59 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 9 Hong Kong 11.37 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 10 Portugal 9.31 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 12 Hungary 8.66 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 13 Denmark 7.37 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 14 Iraq 7.1 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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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

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.