What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Argentina and United Kingdom?

0.0003 tonnes per person, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs United Kingdom: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Argentina

0.0182 tonnes per person

in 2022

United Kingdom

0.0179 tonnes per person

in 2022

Argentina rank

177th

United Kingdom rank

179th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

Argentina
United Kingdom

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0182 tonnes per person against 0.0179 tonnes per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Argentina ranks 177th and United Kingdom ranks 179th of 207 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0442 tonnes per person	0.2226 tonnes per person	0.1784 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0429 tonnes per person	0.1532 tonnes per person	0.1103 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0389 tonnes per person	0.1391 tonnes per person	0.1002 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0269 tonnes per person	0.1245 tonnes per person	0.0976 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0186 tonnes per person	0.0588 tonnes per person	0.0402 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0199 tonnes per person	0.0243 tonnes per person	0.0044 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0178 tonnes per person	0.0182 tonnes per person	0.0004 tonnes per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Argentina or United Kingdom?: Argentina, at 0.0182 tonnes per person against 0.0179 tonnes per person in United Kingdom as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Argentina and United Kingdom?: 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Argentina and United Kingdom rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?: Argentina ranks 177th and United Kingdom ranks 179th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.