Argentina vs Australia: Renewable energy electricity output

Argentina
40,791 GWh
in 2015
Australia
34,405 GWh
in 2015
Argentina rank
23rd
Australia rank
26th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

  • Argentina
  • Australia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 40,791 GWh against 34,405 GWh in Australia, a difference of 6,386 GWh.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 23rd and Australia ranks 26th of 230 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Australia Difference Ahead
1990s 23,284 GWh 16,612 GWh 6,673 GWh Argentina
2000s 34,498 GWh 19,201 GWh 15,297 GWh Argentina
2010s 40,924 GWh 29,892 GWh 11,032 GWh Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Argentina or Australia?
Argentina, at 40,791 GWh against 34,405 GWh in Australia as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Argentina and Australia?
6,386 GWh, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
Argentina ranks 23rd and Australia ranks 26th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.