Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Argentina
Argentina: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 12.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Argentina, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 12.0% for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Argentina peaked at 12.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1969.
That places Argentina 46th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.4% | — |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +35.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +76.8% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +153.8% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +60.4% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -19.3% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | +53.3% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +44.5% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 12.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 12.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 79% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +153.8% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
| 1973 | +76.8% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More climate change data for Argentina
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.78 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 145,843 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 31,455 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,387 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 118.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,085 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,692 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,286 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Argentina?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Argentina was 12.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1969.
- How does Argentina rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Argentina ranks 46th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.