Argentina vs Japan: Primary energy from hydropower per person

Argentina
544.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan
603.17 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
32nd
Japan rank
31st

Primary energy from hydropower per person over time

  • Argentina
  • Japan
02004006008001.0k196519952025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 603.17 kilowatt-hours per person against 544.64 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina, a difference of 58.53 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.

Argentina ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 31st of 80 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 57.65 kilowatt-hours per person 723.48 kilowatt-hours per person 665.83 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1970s 178.54 kilowatt-hours per person 699.27 kilowatt-hours per person 520.73 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1980s 590.93 kilowatt-hours per person 691.1 kilowatt-hours per person 100.16 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
1990s 654.61 kilowatt-hours per person 665.48 kilowatt-hours per person 10.87 kilowatt-hours per person Japan
2000s 857.66 kilowatt-hours per person 639.75 kilowatt-hours per person 217.92 kilowatt-hours per person Argentina
2010s 723.94 kilowatt-hours per person 634.28 kilowatt-hours per person 89.66 kilowatt-hours per person Argentina
2020s 556.7 kilowatt-hours per person 616.23 kilowatt-hours per person 59.53 kilowatt-hours per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Argentina or Japan?
Japan, at 603.17 kilowatt-hours per person against 544.64 kilowatt-hours per person in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Argentina and Japan?
58.53 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
Argentina ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 31st 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

Indicator
Primary energy from hydropower per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.