Charcoal — Energy consumption in Argentina
Argentina: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 8,779 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 8,779 TJ for charcoal — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Argentina peaked at 15,517 TJ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,390 TJ, in 1997.
That places Argentina 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Argentina, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,673 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 8,673 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,313 TJ | -27.2% |
| 1993 | 8,850 TJ | +40.2% |
| 1994 | 7,965 TJ | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 3,452 TJ | -56.7% |
| 1996 | 7,050 TJ | +104.3% |
| 1997 | 2,390 TJ | -66.1% |
| 1998 | 2,684 TJ | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 11,918 TJ | +344.0% |
| 2000 | 6,313 TJ | -47.0% |
| 2001 | 8,880 TJ | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 9,027 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 9,352 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 9,882 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 15,517 TJ | +57.0% |
| 2006 | 10,620 TJ | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 9,794 TJ | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 10,797 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 10,797 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,534 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 11,210 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 11,977 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 12,950 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 11,387 TJ | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 12,331 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 11,770 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 11,977 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11,918 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12,124 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 12,002 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 12,179 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9,499 TJ | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 8,850 TJ | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 8,779 TJ | -0.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 8,779 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 238.66 TJ, 36.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 8,779 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.26 TJ, 263.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +344.0% | 2,684 TJ | 11,918 TJ |
| 1996 | +104.3% | 3,452 TJ | 7,050 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,797 TJ | 2,390 TJ | 11,918 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,098 TJ | 6,313 TJ | 15,517 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,918 TJ | 11,210 TJ | 12,950 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,262 TJ | 8,779 TJ | 12,179 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Argentina?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Argentina was 8,779 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 15,517 TJ in 2005.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,390 TJ in 1997.
- How does Argentina rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Argentina ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.