Argentina vs USSR: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Argentina
2.29 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
2.32 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Argentina rank
45th
USSR rank
44th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Argentina
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.03 kilowatt-hours per person.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 45th and USSR ranks 44th of 79 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0576 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4422 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3846 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.3383 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9103 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.572 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 0.9175 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9252 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Argentina or USSR?
- USSR, at 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina as of 1984.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Argentina and USSR?
- 0.03 kilowatt-hours per person, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Argentina and USSR rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Argentina ranks 45th and USSR ranks 44th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.