Change air pollutant emissions in Argentina

Argentina: Change air pollutant emissions was 828,110 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
828,110
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
62nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.25 million
in 1980
All-time low
13,491
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

Change air pollutant emissions in Argentina, 1750–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for change air pollutant emissions in Argentina is 828,110, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Argentina peaked at 1.25 million in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13,491, in 1750.

Argentina ranks 62nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Change air pollutant emissions in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Change air pollutant emissions in Argentina, 1750 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1750 13,491 —
1751 13,589 +0.7%
1752 13,688 +0.7%
1753 13,786 +0.7%
1754 13,884 +0.7%
1755 13,982 +0.7%
1756 14,080 +0.7%
1757 14,177 +0.7%
1758 14,275 +0.7%
1759 14,372 +0.7%
1760 14,469 +0.7%
1761 14,573 +0.7%
1762 14,678 +0.7%
1763 14,782 +0.7%
1764 14,885 +0.7%
1765 14,989 +0.7%
1766 15,092 +0.7%
1767 15,195 +0.7%
1768 15,298 +0.7%
1769 15,401 +0.7%
1770 15,503 +0.7%
1771 15,614 +0.7%
1772 15,724 +0.7%
1773 15,834 +0.7%
1774 15,943 +0.7%
1775 16,053 +0.7%
1776 16,162 +0.7%
1777 16,270 +0.7%
1778 16,379 +0.7%
1779 16,487 +0.7%
1780 16,595 +0.7%
1781 16,711 +0.7%
1782 16,827 +0.7%
1783 16,943 +0.7%
1784 17,058 +0.7%
1785 17,173 +0.7%
1786 17,287 +0.7%
1787 17,402 +0.7%
1788 17,516 +0.7%
1789 17,629 +0.6%
1790 17,743 +0.6%
1791 17,865 +0.7%
1792 17,986 +0.7%
1793 18,107 +0.7%
1794 18,228 +0.7%
1795 18,349 +0.7%
1796 18,469 +0.7%
1797 18,588 +0.6%
1798 18,708 +0.6%
1799 18,827 +0.6%
1800 18,945 +0.6%
1801 19,073 +0.7%
1802 19,200 +0.7%
1803 19,326 +0.7%
1804 19,452 +0.7%
1805 19,578 +0.6%
1806 19,703 +0.6%
1807 19,828 +0.6%
1808 19,952 +0.6%
1809 20,076 +0.6%
1810 20,200 +0.6%
1811 20,727 +2.6%
1812 21,253 +2.5%
1813 21,777 +2.5%
1814 22,299 +2.4%
1815 22,819 +2.3%
1816 23,338 +2.3%
1817 23,854 +2.2%
1818 24,369 +2.2%
1819 24,882 +2.1%
1820 25,393 +2.1%
1821 26,052 +2.6%
1822 26,707 +2.5%
1823 27,361 +2.4%
1824 28,011 +2.4%
1825 28,660 +2.3%
1826 29,305 +2.3%
1827 29,948 +2.2%
1828 30,589 +2.1%
1829 31,227 +2.1%
1830 31,862 +2.0%
1831 32,682 +2.6%
1832 33,497 +2.5%
1833 34,310 +2.4%
1834 35,118 +2.4%
1835 35,923 +2.3%
1836 36,725 +2.2%
1837 37,523 +2.2%
1838 38,317 +2.1%
1839 39,108 +2.1%
1840 39,895 +2.0%
1841 40,911 +2.5%
1842 41,922 +2.5%
1843 42,929 +2.4%
1844 43,930 +2.3%
1845 44,926 +2.3%
1846 45,917 +2.2%
1847 46,904 +2.1%
1848 47,885 +2.1%
1849 48,861 +2.0%
1850 48,998 +0.3%
1851 50,310 +2.7%
1852 51,637 +2.6%
1853 52,979 +2.6%
1854 54,337 +2.6%
1855 55,714 +2.5%
1856 58,942 +5.8%
1857 62,296 +5.7%
1858 63,556 +2.0%
1859 64,835 +2.0%
1860 67,357 +3.9%
1861 70,282 +4.3%
1862 73,275 +4.3%
1863 76,341 +4.2%
1864 79,487 +4.1%
1865 82,852 +4.2%
1866 86,802 +4.8%
1867 90,836 +4.6%
1868 93,761 +3.2%
1869 97,101 +3.6%
1870 101,197 +4.2%
1871 107,733 +6.5%
1872 112,274 +4.2%
1873 116,874 +4.1%
1874 121,569 +4.0%
1875 126,393 +4.0%
1876 131,375 +3.9%
1877 136,465 +3.9%
1878 141,629 +3.8%
1879 146,868 +3.7%
1880 152,215 +3.6%
1881 158,686 +4.3%
1882 165,198 +4.1%
1883 172,108 +4.2%
1884 179,120 +4.1%
1885 186,234 +4.0%
1886 194,811 +4.6%
1887 205,489 +5.5%
1888 214,194 +4.2%
1889 225,020 +5.1%
1890 235,615 +4.7%
1891 244,668 +3.8%
1892 257,147 +5.1%
1893 269,334 +4.7%
1894 282,175 +4.8%
1895 295,948 +4.9%
1896 308,452 +4.2%
1897 323,128 +4.8%
1898 338,848 +4.9%
1899 354,385 +4.6%
1900 372,461 +5.1%
1901 406,668 +9.2%
1902 442,006 +8.7%
1903 475,917 +7.7%
1904 520,256 +9.3%
1905 557,884 +7.2%
1906 598,357 +7.3%
1907 606,764 +1.4%
1908 633,595 +4.4%
1909 632,106 -0.2%
1910 669,525 +5.9%
1911 679,876 +1.5%
1912 680,207 +0.0%
1913 689,925 +1.4%
1914 681,945 -1.2%
1915 670,283 -1.7%
1916 659,748 -1.6%
1917 642,313 -2.6%
1918 648,761 +1.0%
1919 662,917 +2.2%
1920 684,198 +3.2%
1921 688,701 +0.7%
1922 707,051 +2.7%
1923 724,795 +2.5%
1924 746,970 +3.1%
1925 755,735 +1.2%
1926 762,497 +0.9%
1927 781,064 +2.4%
1928 789,144 +1.0%
1929 801,062 +1.5%
1930 812,076 +1.4%
1931 820,561 +1.0%
1932 829,363 +1.1%
1933 838,363 +1.1%
1934 850,204 +1.4%
1935 859,226 +1.1%
1936 874,844 +1.8%
1937 893,147 +2.1%
1938 905,235 +1.4%
1939 922,037 +1.9%
1940 926,676 +0.5%
1941 933,429 +0.7%
1942 944,592 +1.2%
1943 960,377 +1.7%
1944 976,117 +1.6%
1945 995,580 +2.0%
1946 1.03 million +3.0%
1947 1.05 million +2.5%
1948 1.08 million +3.2%
1949 1.10 million +1.3%
1950 1.12 million +1.6%
1951 1.12 million +0.8%
1952 1.11 million -1.1%
1953 1.10 million -1.4%
1954 1.09 million -0.9%
1955 1.09 million +0.7%
1956 1.11 million +1.5%
1957 1.12 million +0.6%
1958 1.04 million -6.5%
1959 1.06 million +2.0%
1960 1.02 million -4.3%
1961 997,524 -2.1%
1962 999,327 +0.2%
1963 926,137 -7.3%
1964 949,324 +2.5%
1965 950,483 +0.1%
1966 940,136 -1.1%
1967 933,203 -0.7%
1968 943,803 +1.1%
1969 1.01 million +6.9%
1970 1.10 million +9.1%
1971 1.14 million +3.7%
1972 1.11 million -3.1%
1973 1.11 million +0.3%
1974 1.19 million +7.1%
1975 979,311 -17.7%
1976 989,058 +1.0%
1977 1.06 million +6.7%
1978 1.16 million +10.0%
1979 1.17 million +0.6%
1980 1.25 million +7.0%
1981 1.19 million -4.5%
1982 1.19 million -0.6%
1983 1.20 million +1.0%
1984 1.19 million -0.7%
1985 1.11 million -6.3%
1986 1.13 million +1.8%
1987 1.16 million +2.5%
1988 1.12 million -3.8%
1989 1.11 million -0.5%
1990 1.13 million +1.5%
1991 1.03 million -8.9%
1992 1.05 million +1.6%
1993 1.02 million -2.1%
1994 911,565 -10.9%
1995 867,572 -4.8%
1996 931,807 +7.4%
1997 813,250 -12.7%
1998 797,923 -1.9%
1999 754,044 -5.5%
2000 723,691 -4.0%
2001 691,887 -4.4%
2002 667,949 -3.5%
2003 671,323 +0.5%
2004 685,439 +2.1%
2005 740,730 +8.1%
2006 713,650 -3.7%
2007 753,759 +5.6%
2008 822,875 +9.2%
2009 792,226 -3.7%
2010 817,584 +3.2%
2011 841,413 +2.9%
2012 844,149 +0.3%
2013 859,765 +1.8%
2014 881,969 +2.6%
2015 880,018 -0.2%
2016 871,672 -0.9%
2017 859,903 -1.4%
2018 864,870 +0.6%
2019 861,156 -0.4%
2020 762,939 -11.4%
2021 822,375 +7.8%
2022 828,110 +0.7%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 828,110 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,757, 2.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 828,110 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120,820, 6.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 13,932 13,491 14,372 10
1760s 14,936 14,469 15,401 10
1770s 15,997 15,503 16,487 10
1780s 17,114 16,595 17,629 10
1790s 18,287 17,743 18,827 10
1800s 19,513 18,945 20,076 10
1810s 22,552 20,200 24,882 10
1820s 28,325 25,393 31,227 10
1830s 35,506 31,862 39,108 10
1840s 44,408 39,895 48,861 10
1850s 56,360 48,998 64,835 10
1860s 81,809 67,357 97,101 10
1870s 124,238 101,197 146,868 10
1880s 185,308 152,215 225,020 10
1890s 290,970 235,615 354,385 10
1900s 524,601 372,461 633,595 10
1910s 668,550 642,313 689,925 10
1920s 744,122 684,198 801,062 10
1930s 860,506 812,076 922,037 10
1940s 999,504 926,676 1.10 million 10
1950s 1.10 million 1.04 million 1.12 million 10
1960s 966,738 926,137 1.02 million 10
1970s 1.10 million 979,311 1.19 million 10
1980s 1.17 million 1.11 million 1.25 million 10
1990s 930,470 754,044 1.13 million 10
2000s 726,353 667,949 822,875 10
2010s 858,250 817,584 881,969 10
2020s 804,475 762,939 828,110 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is change air pollutant emissions in Argentina?
Change air pollutant emissions in Argentina was 828,110 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 1980.
What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 13,491 in 1750.
How does Argentina rank for change air pollutant emissions?
Argentina ranks 62nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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