Argentina vs Australia: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Argentina
544.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia
467.51 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
32nd
Australia rank
35th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 544.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 467.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 77.13 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Argentina ranks 32nd and Australia ranks 35th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Australia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 664.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 606.98 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 178.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 951.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 773 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 590.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 860.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 269.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 654.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 880.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 225.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 857.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 735.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 121.78 kilowatt-hours per person | Argentina |
| 2010s | 723.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 677.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 46.91 kilowatt-hours per person | Argentina |
| 2020s | 556.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 557.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Argentina or Australia?
- Argentina, at 544.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 467.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Argentina and Australia?
- 77.13 kilowatt-hours per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Argentina ranks 32nd and Australia ranks 35th of 80 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 Primary energy from hydropower per person. 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.