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