Argentina vs Brazil: Methane emissions, per capita
Argentina
2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil
2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
27th
Brazil rank
24th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and Brazil ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1970s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Brazil ranks 24th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.