Share of electricity production by source in Argentina
Argentina: Share of electricity production by source was 1.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Argentina, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 1.8% for share of electricity production by source in 2025.
That represents a change of up 114.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Argentina peaked at 3.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
Argentina ranks 70th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.3% | — |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +54.2% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +55.0% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -43.7% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +32.9% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +87.6% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -20.6% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -36.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +64.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +67.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -39.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +37.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -30.3% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | +114.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 222.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 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 production by source in Argentina?
- Share of electricity production by source in Argentina was 1.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Argentina ranks 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 production by source. 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.