Argentina vs Brazil: Per capita methane emissions
Argentina
2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil
2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
27th
Brazil rank
24th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and Brazil ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 16 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1860s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1870s | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1880s | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1890s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1900s | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1910s | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1920s | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1930s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1940s | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1950s | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1960s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1970s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Brazil ranks 24th of 199 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.