Share of electricity generation from gas in Argentina
Argentina: Share of electricity generation from gas was 52.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Argentina, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from gas in Argentina is 52.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Argentina peaked at 65.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1987.
Argentina ranks 40th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 27.5% | — |
| 1986 | 27.0% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 24.1% | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 40.1% | +66.8% |
| 1989 | 47.8% | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37.1% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 35.6% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 34.6% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 46.2% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 56.6% | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 52.7% | -1.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 52.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 3.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +66.8% | 24.1% | 40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.3% | 24.1% | 47.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 34.6% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 48.0% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 50.6% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 51.4% | 61.3% | 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 gas in Argentina?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Argentina was 52.7% 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 gas recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1987.
- How does Argentina rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Argentina ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 gas. 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.