Argentina vs Estonia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Argentina
9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia
8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
41st
Estonia rank
42nd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Argentina
- Estonia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Argentina ranks 41st and Estonia ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Estonia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 16.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1860s | 16.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1870s | 15.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1880s | 13.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1890s | 13.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1900s | 20.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1910s | 21.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1920s | 22.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1930s | 14.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1940s | 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1950s | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1960s | 11.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 11.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 11.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 9.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Argentina or Estonia?
- Argentina, at 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Argentina and Estonia?
- 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Estonia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Estonia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Argentina ranks 41st and Estonia ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.