Argentina vs Pakistan: Nitrous oxide emissions

Argentina
52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Pakistan
71.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Pakistan rank
6th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Argentina
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 71.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Argentina, a difference of 19.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.

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

Argentina ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Pakistan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Pakistan Difference Ahead
1850s 772,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1860s 832,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1870s 987,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1880s 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1890s 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1900s 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1910s 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 168,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1920s 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1930s 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 216,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1940s 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1950s 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1960s 29.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1970s 33.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1980s 33.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1990s 34.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
2000s 40.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
2010s 42.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
2020s 50.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Argentina or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 71.43 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 Pakistan?
19.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Pakistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Pakistan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Argentina ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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

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.