Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Argentina
Argentina: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Argentina, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 1.9% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Argentina peaked at 1.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
Argentina ranks 58th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +56.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +52.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +43.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +11.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 3.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 3.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +56.9% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 2003 | +52.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Argentina?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Argentina was 1.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Argentina rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Argentina ranks 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.