Argentina vs Indonesia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Argentina
1.8%
in 2024
Indonesia
2.4%
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Indonesia rank
7th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Argentina
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.4% against 1.8% in Argentina, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Indonesia ahead.
Argentina ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Indonesia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Argentina or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 2.4% against 1.8% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Argentina and Indonesia?
- 0.6%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Indonesia rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Argentina ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.