Argentina vs Indonesia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Argentina
52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Indonesia
70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Indonesia rank
7th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Argentina
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Argentina, a difference of 18.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Indonesia ahead.
Argentina ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Indonesia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 772,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 917,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 832,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 985,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 152,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 987,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 294,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1900s | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1910s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1920s | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1930s | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 489,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 562,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1950s | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1960s | 29.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1970s | 33.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1980s | 33.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1990s | 34.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 40.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 42.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 50.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Argentina or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Argentina and Indonesia?
- 18.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Indonesia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Argentina ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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.