Fossil diesel

Annual diesel imports in Argentina averaged 3,090 million liters per year during 2023, a 38% decrease compared to 2022. Argentina’s external dependency on diesel imports has decreased in recent years. In 2023, around 21% of the consumption of diesel was imported, as can be seen in the graph below. Argentina needs mostly diesel grade 3 (10 mg/kg) imports, as reflected in the figure below. Other types of diesel could include by-products or intermediate streams, which require blending or reprocessing before they can be brought to the required specification.

The regions that constitute the main origin of Argentine diesel imports were North America (U