Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Argentina
Argentina: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 3.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.1%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
7th
of 197 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2005
All-time low
-0.1%
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Argentina, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Argentina stood at 3.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Argentina peaked at 5.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1949.
Argentina ranks 7th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4% | — |
| 1851 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 1853 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1855 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1858 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | +14.5% |
| 1861 | 0.5% | +9.0% |
| 1862 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 1863 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 1864 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 1866 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 1867 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 1868 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 1871 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1873 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 1878 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1882 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1884 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1887 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 1892 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 1893 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 1894 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 1895 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 1896 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 1897 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 1899 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 1.3% | +106.9% |
| 1901 | 1.7% | +28.7% |
| 1902 | 1.9% | +13.8% |
| 1903 | 2.1% | +8.7% |
| 1904 | 2.2% | +4.0% |
| 1905 | 2.2% | +3.9% |
| 1906 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 2.4% | +4.0% |
| 1908 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 2.7% | +14.9% |
| 1911 | 2.9% | +5.9% |
| 1912 | 3.1% | +5.8% |
| 1913 | 3.2% | +4.8% |
| 1914 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 3.4% | +4.9% |
| 1916 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 3.6% | +4.5% |
| 1918 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
| 1919 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 3.8% | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 3.9% | +3.5% |
| 1922 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 4.1% | +3.2% |
| 1925 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 4.2% | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 4.2% | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 3.2% | -21.5% |
| 1931 | 2.6% | -18.7% |
| 1932 | 2.3% | -12.3% |
| 1933 | 2.1% | -8.4% |
| 1934 | 2.0% | -7.9% |
| 1935 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 1936 | 1.7% | -7.4% |
| 1937 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 1938 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 1939 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 1940 | 1.1% | -31.1% |
| 1941 | 0.8% | -27.9% |
| 1942 | 0.6% | -25.9% |
| 1943 | 0.4% | -27.1% |
| 1944 | 0.3% | -30.1% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | -38.4% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -53.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -99.7% |
| 1948 | -0.1% | -32143.1% |
| 1949 | -0.1% | +97.4% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -214.4% |
| 1951 | 0.3% | +76.9% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | +34.4% |
| 1953 | 0.5% | +14.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 1957 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.4% | -25.4% |
| 1961 | 0.8% | +96.3% |
| 1962 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | +76.8% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +37.3% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | -33.4% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | -31.7% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -14.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -12.4% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +110.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -36.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +221.2% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -42.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -47.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +240.3% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -37.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +69.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +52.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +42.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 3.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 101056.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 3.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 827.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | -32143.1% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | +240.3% | 1.5% | 5.2% |
| 2002 | +221.2% | 0.9% | 3.0% |
| 1950 | +214.4% | -0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1991 | +110.9% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| 1900 | +106.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More climate change data for Argentina
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 145,843 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 31,455 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,387 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 118.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,085 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,692 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,286 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Argentina?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Argentina was 3.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1949.
- How does Argentina rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Argentina ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.