Argentina vs Canada: Methane emissions

Argentina
114.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Canada
115.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Argentina rank
16th
Canada rank
15th

Methane emissions over time

  • Argentina
  • Canada
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 115.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 114.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Argentina, a difference of 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.

Argentina ranks 16th and Canada ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 10 and Canada in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Canada Difference Ahead
1850s 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1860s 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1870s 8.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1880s 11.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1890s 16.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
1900s 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1910s 32.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1920s 42.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1930s 53.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1940s 66.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1950s 80.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1960s 97.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 70.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1970s 113.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 88.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1980s 112.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 91.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1990s 114.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
2000s 119.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 124.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
2010s 110.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 123.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada
2020s 114.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 115.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 982,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Argentina or Canada?
Canada, at 115.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 114.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Argentina and Canada?
1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for methane emissions?
Argentina ranks 16th and Canada ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Canada: Methane emissions. Statizoid, drawing on Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/methane-emissions/argentina/canada/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/methane-emissions/argentina/canada/">Argentina vs Canada: Methane emissions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.