Argentina Electricity
Generation (2024)#32 World
147.5TWh+14.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#31 World
123.2TWh+5.1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
55.5%44.5%
Electricity Generation in Argentina
- Net electricity generation in Argentina reached 147.5 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#32 in the world), an increase of 14.4% from 128.9 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.48% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 55.5% (81.79 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Argentina, renewables 37.5% (55.25 terawatt-hours), and nuclear 7.1% (10.45 terawatt-hours).
- Argentina reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 5.4% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (nuclear + renewables) generating 44.5% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Argentina
- Argentina consumed 123.2 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#31 in the world), an increase of 5.1% from 2023. This represents 0.43% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Argentina averaged 2,695.3 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 7.38 kilowatt-hours per day (#97 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Argentina
- Argentina had a total installed electricity capacity of 48.72 gigawatts in 2024 (#28 in the world), an increase of 2.2% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 60.6%, renewables at 34.1%, and nuclear at 3.4% of Argentina's installed capacity in 2024.
- Argentina's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 34.6% in 2024, with nuclear at 72.7%, wind at 42.3% and hydro at 37.1%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Argentina
- Argentina imported 10.14 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈8.2% of consumption).
- Argentina exported 0.97 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈0.66% of generation).
- This made Argentina a net importer of 9.17 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Argentina
- Distribution losses in Argentina were 33.47 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 22.7% of total generation, up from 12.9% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Argentina
- In 2024, Argentina generated approximately 0.4 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.34 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.07 terawatt-hours.
Argentina Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147.5 | +14.4% | 32 | 0.48% | 123.2 | +5.1% | 31 | 0.43% | 2,695.3 | 48.72 | +2.2% | 28 | 0.50% | 10.14 | 0.97 | 9.17 | 33.47 |
| 2023 | 128.9 | −10.5% | 32 | 0.44% | 117.2 | −7.7% | 31 | 0.43% | 2,574.4 | 47.68 | +1.6% | 29 | 0.53% | 15.44 | 0.1 | 15.34 | 27.03 |
| 2022 | 144.1 | −4.9% | 31 | 0.51% | 127.1 | −3.5% | 30 | 0.48% | 2,798.6 | 46.93 | +0.16% | 29 | 0.55% | 12.91 | 0.03 | 12.88 | 29.88 |
| 2021 | 151.5 | +6.4% | 31 | 0.54% | 131.7 | +4.2% | 31 | 0.51% | 2,905.7 | 46.86 | +2.4% | 29 | 0.57% | 6.35 | 3.85 | 2.5 | 22.33 |
| 2020 | 142.4 | +2.7% | 31 | 0.54% | 126.4 | −1.6% | 31 | 0.52% | 2,796.9 | 45.75 | +5.3% | 28 | 0.59% | 7.8 | 3.09 | 4.71 | 20.74 |
| 2019 | 138.6 | −5.3% | 29 | 0.52% | 128.4 | −2.9% | 29 | 0.52% | 2,855.9 | 43.44 | +2.9% | 28 | 0.58% | 10.95 | 0.26 | 10.69 | 20.87 |
| 2018 | 146.4 | +0.69% | 29 | 0.56% | 132.3 | −0.44% | 29 | 0.55% | 2,963 | 42.21 | +5.9% | 28 | 0.59% | 9.84 | 0.28 | 9.56 | 23.68 |
| 2017 | 145.4 | −0.9% | 30 | 0.58% | 132.9 | −2.2% | 28 | 0.57% | 3,000.6 | 39.87 | +3.2% | 28 | 0.58% | 10.53 | 0.07 | 10.46 | 22.99 |
| 2016 | 146.7 | +1.2% | 30 | 0.60% | 135.8 | −0.2% | 28 | 0.60% | 3,094 | 38.63 | −0.45% | 28 | 0.58% | 9.85 | 0.33 | 9.52 | 20.43 |
| 2015 | 145 | +4.7% | 29 | 0.61% | 136.1 | +4.3% | 28 | 0.62% | 3,130.6 | 38.8 | +2.5% | 26 | 0.61% | 9.02 | 0.06 | 8.96 | 17.87 |
| 2014 | 138.5 | −0.61% | 29 | 0.58% | 130.5 | +4.3% | 27 | 0.60% | 3,033.4 | 37.84 | −7.2% | 25 | 0.62% | 10.03 | 0.17 | 9.86 | 17.81 |
| 2013 | 139.3 | +2.9% | 28 | 0.60% | 125.1 | +0.4% | 28 | 0.59% | 2,937.3 | 40.76 | +12.5% | 24 | 0.70% | 8.31 | 0.25 | 8.06 | 22.28 |
| 2012 | 135.4 | +5% | 28 | 0.61% | 124.6 | +3.9% | 28 | 0.61% | 2,954.8 | 36.24 | +3.7% | 24 | 0.65% | 8.12 | 0.51 | 7.61 | 18.45 |
| 2011 | 129 | +2.8% | 27 | 0.59% | 120 | +2.3% | 27 | 0.60% | 2,874.4 | 34.95 | +4.3% | 24 | 0.65% | 10.93 | 1.26 | 9.67 | 18.7 |
| 2010 | 125.4 | +4.3% | 27 | 0.59% | 117.2 | +8.1% | 28 | 0.61% | 2,839.2 | 33.5 | +2.4% | 24 | 0.65% | 10.3 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 16.82 |
| 2009 | 120.3 | −0.01% | 28 | 0.61% | 108.5 | −0.96% | 29 | 0.60% | 2,655.5 | 32.73 | +4.7% | 25 | 0.67% | 8.6 | 2.45 | 6.16 | 17.98 |
| 2008 | 120.3 | +7.6% | 28 | 0.61% | 109.5 | +7.9% | 29 | 0.60% | 2,709.8 | 31.26 | +6.2% | 24 | 0.67% | 8.46 | 2.98 | 5.48 | 16.27 |
| 2007 | 111.8 | −1% | 29 | 0.57% | 101.5 | +0.68% | 29 | 0.57% | 2,536 | 29.45 | +3.9% | 25 | 0.65% | 10.28 | 2.68 | 7.6 | 17.96 |
| 2006 | 113 | +7.7% | 28 | 0.60% | 100.8 | +8.6% | 29 | 0.59% | 2,544 | 28.34 | +0.12% | 25 | 0.65% | 7.42 | 5.06 | 2.36 | 14.58 |
| 2005 | 104.9 | +5.3% | 29 | 0.58% | 92.82 | +5.9% | 29 | 0.57% | 2,366.8 | 28.3 | +0.11% | 25 | 0.68% | 8.02 | 4.14 | 3.88 | 15.96 |
| 2004 | 99.62 | +9.1% | 29 | 0.58% | 87.65 | +6.5% | 29 | 0.56% | 2,258 | 28.27 | +0.73% | 26 | 0.71% | 7.61 | 4.14 | 3.47 | 15.45 |
| 2003 | 91.29 | +8.6% | 30 | 0.55% | 82.28 | +9% | 31 | 0.55% | 2,141.4 | 28.07 | +0.89% | 26 | 0.73% | 7.58 | 2.54 | 5.04 | 14.05 |
| 2002 | 84.08 | −6% | 30 | 0.53% | 75.5 | −3.7% | 31 | 0.52% | 1,985.3 | 27.82 | +1.1% | 26 | 0.75% | 8.78 | 2.86 | 5.92 | 14.5 |
| 2001 | 89.48 | +0.9% | 29 | 0.58% | 78.39 | +2.2% | 30 | 0.56% | 2,083.5 | 27.52 | +4.6% | 25 | 0.77% | 7.42 | 5.66 | 1.76 | 12.85 |
| 2000 | 88.69 | +15.3% | 28 | 0.59% | 76.72 | +8.9% | 30 | 0.56% | 2,061.6 | 26.32 | +12.4% | 25 | 0.76% | 7.25 | 6.02 | 1.22 | 13.19 |
| 1999 | 76.94 | +8% | 30 | 0.55% | 70.43 | +3.7% | 30 | 0.55% | 1,914.1 | 23.42 | +1.1% | 25 | 0.71% | 6.5 | 1.08 | 5.42 | 11.93 |
| 1998 | 71.23 | +2.4% | 30 | 0.52% | 67.91 | +8.2% | 29 | 0.55% | 1,867 | 23.17 | +6.7% | 25 | 0.72% | 7.9 | 0 | 7.9 | 11.22 |
| 1997 | 69.55 | +4.2% | 30 | 0.52% | 62.78 | +8.4% | 30 | 0.52% | 1,746.4 | 21.71 | +5.8% | 25 | 0.69% | 5.27 | 0.28 | 4.99 | 11.76 |
| 1996 | 66.74 | +3.2% | 29 | 0.51% | 57.93 | +5.4% | 29 | 0.49% | 1,631.1 | 20.52 | +1.8% | 27 | 0.66% | 3.7 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 12.21 |
| 1995 | 64.67 | +7.2% | 29 | 0.51% | 54.94 | +10% | 31 | 0.48% | 1,566.5 | 20.17 | +5% | 25 | 0.67% | 2.35 | 0.22 | 2.13 | 11.86 |
| 1994 | 60.31 | +2.4% | 32 | 0.49% | 49.93 | +3.2% | 33 | 0.45% | 1,442.6 | 19.2 | +6% | 26 | 0.65% | 1.2 | 0.01 | 1.19 | 11.56 |
| 1993 | 58.91 | +10.2% | 30 | 0.49% | 48.41 | +6.9% | 33 | 0.44% | 1,417.4 | 18.12 | +5.1% | 28 | 0.62% | 2 | 0.02 | 1.98 | 12.48 |
| 1992 | 53.44 | +9.7% | 32 | 0.46% | 45.29 | +14.2% | 34 | 0.42% | 1,344.2 | 17.24 | −0.85% | 28 | 0.61% | 3.26 | 0.01 | 3.25 | 11.4 |
| 1991 | 48.72 | +6.9% | 30 | 0.42% | 39.66 | +6.9% | 32 | 0.37% | 1,193.3 | 17.39 | +1.6% | 24 | 0.63% | 1.1 | 0.01 | 1.09 | 10.15 |
| 1990 | 45.56 | −5.1% | 29 | 0.40% | 37.11 | −7.1% | 33 | 0.36% | 1,132.8 | 17.11 | +0.1% | 24 | 0.63% | 0.89 | 0.05 | 0.84 | 9.29 |
| 1989 | 48.01 | −2.5% | 27 | 0.43% | 39.92 | −5.4% | 30 | 0.39% | 1,237.1 | 17.1 | +0.72% | 24 | 0.64% | 0.55 | 0.007 | 0.54 | 8.63 |
| 1988 | 49.24 | −1.9% | 25 | 0.47% | 42.22 | +0.16% | 26 | 0.44% | 1,328.5 | 16.97 | +2.8% | 22 | 0.65% | 0.31 | 0.007 | 0.3 | 7.33 |
| 1987 | 50.18 | +6.3% | 26 | 0.50% | 42.15 | +8.1% | 26 | 0.45% | 1,347.1 | 16.52 | +0.04% | 24 | 0.65% | 0.18 | 0.007 | 0.17 | 8.2 |
| 1986 | 47.19 | +8% | 25 | 0.49% | 39.01 | +4.4% | 28 | 0.44% | 1,266.1 | 16.51 | +2.1% | 23 | 0.67% | 0 | 0.006 | −0.006 | 8.18 |
| 1985 | 43.69 | −0.75% | 26 | 0.46% | 37.37 | −0.97% | 28 | 0.43% | 1,232 | 16.17 | +1.2% | 22 | 0.68% | 0 | 0.006 | −0.006 | 6.31 |
| 1984 | 44.02 | +5.7% | 23 | 0.48% | 37.74 | +6.4% | 26 | 0.45% | 1,263.7 | 15.98 | +5% | 20 | 0.69% | 0 | 0.005 | −0.005 | 6.28 |
| 1983 | 41.64 | +1.4% | 24 | 0.48% | 35.48 | −1.4% | 25 | 0.45% | 1,207.3 | 15.21 | +7.4% | 20 | 0.69% | 0 | 0.006 | −0.006 | 6.15 |
| 1982 | 41.09 | +1.5% | 23 | 0.50% | 36 | +1.1% | 25 | 0.48% | 1,244.7 | 14.16 | +5.3% | 21 | 0.66% | 0.05 | 0.006 | 0.05 | 5.13 |
| 1981 | 40.5 | −3.3% | 23 | 0.50% | 35.59 | −3.4% | 23 | 0.48% | 1,250.5 | 13.45 | +4.2% | 21 | 0.65% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 4.92 |
| 1980 | 41.86 | — | 22 | 0.52% | 36.85 | — | 22 | 0.50% | 1,315.3 | 12.91 | — | 21 | 0.65% | 0.02 | 0.002 | 0.02 | 5.04 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.