Argentina vs Chile: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Argentina
-2.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile
-1.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
68th
Chile rank
67th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports -1.87 terawatt-hours against -2.64 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 0.77 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 68th and Chile ranks 67th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2 terawatt-hours | 2.92 terawatt-hours | 5.28 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.2717 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1980s | -7.39 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 8.61 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1990s | 4.96 terawatt-hours | 7.06 terawatt-hours | 2.1 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.5082 terawatt-hours | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 0.0195 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2020s | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | 0.223 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Argentina or Chile?
- Chile, at -1.87 terawatt-hours against -2.64 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Argentina and Chile?
- 0.77 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Argentina ranks 68th and Chile ranks 67th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.