Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Argentina
Argentina: Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth was -1.26 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Argentina, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Argentina recorded -1.26 % change on previous year for number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 538.1% on the previous year and down 172.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Argentina peaked at 2.1 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.26 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 200th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.74 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8926 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 2002 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +91.6% |
| 2003 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.35 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 1.38 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +52.2% |
| 2011 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2012 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +45.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7496 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 2016 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +56.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9862 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8264 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7135 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4858 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2662 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2022 | 0.211 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2874 % change on previous year | +36.2% |
| 2024 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -538.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's -1.26 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3428 % change on previous year. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's -1.26 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4341 % change on previous year. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -538.1% | 0.2874 % change on previous year | -1.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.33 % change on previous year | 0.8926 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.7135 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0017 % change on previous year | -1.26 % change on previous year | 0.4858 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 197 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.6978 % change on previous year compare
- 198 Monaco -0.8343 % change on previous year compare
- 199 Latvia -0.9338 % change on previous year compare
- 201 Albania -1.43 % change on previous year compare
- 202 Tuvalu -1.73 % change on previous year compare
- 203 Bolivia -1.87 % change on previous year compare
More energy & mining data for Argentina
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Argentina?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth in Argentina was -1.26 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.26 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth?
- Argentina ranks 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 172.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people with and without electricity access. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people with and without electricity access. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.