Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 3.16 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.16 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
13th
of 194 countries
All-time high
21.58 tonnes per person
in 1922
All-time low
-0.5022 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Argentina, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Argentina is 3.16 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Argentina peaked at 21.58 tonnes per person in 1922 and was at its lowest, -0.5022 tonnes per person, in 1949.
That places Argentina 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 10 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 10.22 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1852 | 9.93 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1853 | 9.87 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1854 | 9.73 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1855 | 9.66 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1856 | 9.62 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 9.53 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1858 | 9.53 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 9.49 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 9.74 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1861 | 9.89 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1862 | 9.87 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 9.78 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 9.61 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1865 | 9.35 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1866 | 9.21 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1867 | 9.03 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1868 | 8.8 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1869 | 8.57 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1870 | 8.82 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1871 | 8.92 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 8.83 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 8.64 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1874 | 8.56 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 8.34 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1876 | 8.19 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1877 | 8.01 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1878 | 7.89 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1879 | 7.65 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1880 | 7.49 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1881 | 7.42 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1882 | 7.33 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 7.12 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1884 | 6.95 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1885 | 6.74 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1886 | 6.62 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1887 | 6.52 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1888 | 6.26 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1889 | 6.16 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1890 | 6.46 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1891 | 6.65 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1892 | 6.69 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 6.7 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 6.73 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 6.61 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1896 | 6.53 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1897 | 6.38 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1898 | 6.33 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 6.17 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1900 | 12.42 tonnes per person | +101.4% |
| 1901 | 15.86 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1902 | 17.56 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1903 | 18.53 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1904 | 19 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1905 | 19.14 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 18.87 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1907 | 18.9 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 18.73 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1909 | 18.26 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1910 | 19.48 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1911 | 19.89 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 20.05 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 20.26 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 19.9 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1915 | 20.02 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 19.5 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1917 | 19.5 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1918 | 19.07 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1919 | 18.86 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1920 | 20.44 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1921 | 21.46 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1922 | 21.58 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 21.48 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 21.3 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 21.1 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 20.6 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1927 | 20.28 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1928 | 19.87 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1929 | 19.42 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 15.04 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1931 | 12.15 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1932 | 10.53 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1933 | 9.4 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1934 | 8.59 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1935 | 7.93 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1936 | 7.39 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1937 | 6.93 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1938 | 6.6 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1939 | 6.24 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1940 | 4.3 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 1941 | 3.13 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1942 | 2.28 tonnes per person | -27.1% |
| 1943 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1944 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1945 | 0.6715 tonnes per person | -39.1% |
| 1946 | 0.3078 tonnes per person | -54.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -99.7% |
| 1948 | -0.2612 tonnes per person | -31246.0% |
| 1949 | -0.5022 tonnes per person | +92.3% |
| 1950 | 0.6599 tonnes per person | -231.4% |
| 1951 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +87.6% |
| 1952 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +32.8% |
| 1953 | 1.88 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1954 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1955 | 2.19 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1956 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1957 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 2.5 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -35.8% |
| 1961 | 3.11 tonnes per person | +93.5% |
| 1962 | 3.24 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 3.28 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 3.54 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 5.91 tonnes per person | +66.9% |
| 1966 | 5.76 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 8.23 tonnes per person | +42.8% |
| 1968 | 5.47 tonnes per person | -33.6% |
| 1969 | 4.03 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1970 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 2.84 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.79 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.74 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.55 tonnes per person | +104.0% |
| 1992 | 1.67 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 4.87 tonnes per person | +254.6% |
| 2003 | 6.54 tonnes per person | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 7.62 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 7.92 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.67 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.05 tonnes per person | -47.2% |
| 2008 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -44.9% |
| 2009 | 8.26 tonnes per person | +269.7% |
| 2010 | 5.91 tonnes per person | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 5.58 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.59 tonnes per person | -35.7% |
| 2013 | 2.43 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 4.13 tonnes per person | +70.3% |
| 2015 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 2.46 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 2.54 tonnes per person | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6 tonnes per person | +41.7% |
| 2020 | 2.86 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 3.48 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 3.19 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.16 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 3.16 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 1160.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 3.16 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0312 tonnes per person, 101.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | -31246.0% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -0.2612 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | +269.7% | 2.24 tonnes per person | 8.26 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +254.6% | 1.37 tonnes per person | 4.87 tonnes per person |
| 1950 | +231.4% | -0.5022 tonnes per person | 0.6599 tonnes per person |
| 1991 | +104.0% | 1.25 tonnes per person | 2.55 tonnes per person |
| 1900 | +101.4% | 6.17 tonnes per person | 12.42 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.76 tonnes per person | 9.49 tonnes per person | 10.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.39 tonnes per person | 8.57 tonnes per person | 9.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 8.38 tonnes per person | 7.65 tonnes per person | 8.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.86 tonnes per person | 6.16 tonnes per person | 7.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.53 tonnes per person | 6.17 tonnes per person | 6.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 17.73 tonnes per person | 12.42 tonnes per person | 19.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 19.65 tonnes per person | 18.86 tonnes per person | 20.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 20.75 tonnes per person | 19.42 tonnes per person | 21.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.08 tonnes per person | 6.24 tonnes per person | 15.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.27 tonnes per person | -0.5022 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 0.6599 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.42 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 8.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.28 tonnes per person | 1.74 tonnes per person | 3.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 2.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 8.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 5.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Argentina?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Argentina was 3.16 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 21.58 tonnes per person in 1922.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5022 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Argentina rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Argentina ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.