Argentina vs Nigeria: Nitrous oxide emissions

Argentina
52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nigeria
41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Nigeria rank
12th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Argentina
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nigeria, a difference of 10.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 201 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Nigeria Difference Ahead
1850s 772,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 696,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1860s 832,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 751,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1870s 987,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 889,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 97,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1880s 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 121,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1890s 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 637,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1900s 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1910s 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1920s 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1930s 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1940s 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1950s 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1960s 29.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1970s 33.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1980s 33.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1990s 34.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
2000s 40.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
2010s 42.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
2020s 50.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Argentina or Nigeria?
Argentina, at 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Argentina and Nigeria?
10.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Argentina ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Nitrous oxide 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
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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