Argentina vs South Sudan: Methane emissions, per capita
Argentina
2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Sudan
2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
27th
South Sudan rank
26th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Argentina
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 26th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1970s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Argentina or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.62 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 South Sudan?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and South Sudan rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 26th 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.
Individual pages
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.