Argentina vs Ethiopia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Argentina
52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia
51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Ethiopia rank
10th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Argentina
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia, a difference of 666,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Argentina ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Ethiopia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 772,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 832,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 379,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 987,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 785,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 396,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 963,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1910s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1920s | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1960s | 29.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1970s | 33.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1980s | 33.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1990s | 34.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 2000s | 40.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 2010s | 42.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 2020s | 50.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Argentina or Ethiopia?
- Argentina, at 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Argentina and Ethiopia?
- 666,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ethiopia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Ethiopia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Argentina ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.