Total electricity output in Argentina
Argentina: Total electricity output was 144,957 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Argentina, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Argentina stood at 144,957 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Argentina peaked at 144,957 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50,740 GWh, in 1990.
Argentina ranks 29th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,980 GWh | 50,740 GWh | 80,467 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,897 GWh | 84,453 GWh | 121,919 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,972 GWh | 125,263 GWh | 144,957 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Argentina?
- Total electricity output in Argentina was 144,957 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 144,957 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,740 GWh in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for total electricity output?
- Argentina ranks 29th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants