Electricity generation from nuclear in Argentina
Argentina: Electricity generation from nuclear was 10.76 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
10.76 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
25th
of 209 countries
All-time high
10.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Electricity generation from nuclear in Argentina, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 10.76 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from nuclear in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from nuclear in Argentina peaked at 10.76 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
Argentina ranks 25th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from nuclear in Argentina, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 2.52 terawatt-hours | +143.0% |
| 1976 | 2.57 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | -36.4% |
| 1978 | 2.9 terawatt-hours | +76.9% |
| 1979 | 2.69 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 2.34 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 2.82 terawatt-hours | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | -33.6% |
| 1983 | 3.4 terawatt-hours | +82.1% |
| 1984 | 4.64 terawatt-hours | +36.3% |
| 1985 | 5.77 terawatt-hours | +24.2% |
| 1986 | 5.71 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 6.46 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 5.8 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 5.04 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 7.28 terawatt-hours | +44.5% |
| 1991 | 7.76 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 7.08 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 7.75 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 8.23 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 7.07 terawatt-hours | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 7.46 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 7.96 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 7.45 terawatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 7.11 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 6.18 terawatt-hours | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 7.06 terawatt-hours | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 5.82 terawatt-hours | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 7.57 terawatt-hours | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 7.87 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.87 terawatt-hours | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 7.72 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 7.25 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 7.39 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 8.18 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 7.21 terawatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 6.4 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.21 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 5.51 terawatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 7.04 terawatt-hours | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 8.28 terawatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 6.09 terawatt-hours | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 6.87 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 8.44 terawatt-hours | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 10.01 terawatt-hours | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 10.17 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.47 terawatt-hours | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 8.96 terawatt-hours | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 10.45 terawatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 2025 | 10.76 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from nuclear 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +143.0% | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 2.52 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.33 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.39 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 6.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.51 terawatt-hours | 7.07 terawatt-hours | 8.23 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.19 terawatt-hours | 5.82 terawatt-hours | 8.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 terawatt-hours | 5.51 terawatt-hours | 8.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.64 terawatt-hours | 7.47 terawatt-hours | 10.76 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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- 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 nuclear in Argentina?
- Electricity generation from nuclear in Argentina was 10.76 terawatt-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 nuclear recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 10.76 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from nuclear recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does Argentina rank for electricity generation from nuclear?
- Argentina ranks 25th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from nuclear rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 nuclear. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.