Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Argentina
Argentina: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.215 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Argentina, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Argentina stood at 0.215 kilograms per international-$.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Argentina peaked at 0.3458 kilograms per international-$ in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0356 kilograms per international-$, in 1918.
Argentina ranks 71st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 125 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0382 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0382 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0382 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1117 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1117 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1117 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1369 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0942 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1884 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1365 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2018 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.139 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0946 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1721 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1796 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1595 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1864 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.131 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1122 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1665 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2567 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2195 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2889 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2599 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2918 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2935 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2803 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3038 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3074 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3458 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2776 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2506 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3312 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2637 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2431 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2258 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2185 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2369 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2243 kilograms per international-$ | 0.215 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2341 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 68 Moldova 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 69 Indonesia 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 70 Japan 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 72 Slovakia 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 74 Cyprus 0.2064 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Argentina
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 45.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 42.34 million (2025)
- Urban population 92.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.74 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 9.15 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.74 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.74 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Argentina?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Argentina was 0.215 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3458 kilograms per international-$ in 1989.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 kilograms per international-$ in 1918.
- How does Argentina rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).