Argentina vs France: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Argentina
-15.3%
in 2025
France
-18.2%
in 2025
Argentina rank
48th
France rank
50th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Argentina
- France
How they compare
Argentina currently reports -15.3% against -18.2% in France, a difference of 2.9%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
Argentina ranks 48th and France ranks 50th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 3.6% | 0.8% | France |
| 1970s | 26.6% | 4.0% | 22.6% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.7% | -2.3% | 6.1% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 1.4% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 6.0% | -1.8% | 7.9% | Argentina |
| 2010s | -2.0% | 1.8% | 3.8% | France |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Argentina or France?
- Argentina, at -15.3% against -18.2% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Argentina and France?
- 2.9%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and France?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and France rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Argentina ranks 48th and France ranks 50th of 68 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.