Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Argentina

Argentina: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 23.08 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
23.08 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 206 countries
All-time high
39.61 kt
in 2009
All-time low
17.56 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Argentina, 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 27.1 kt1991: 27.3 kt1992: 27.1 kt1993: 26.9 kt1994: 27.5 kt1995: 31.7 kt1996: 17.6 kt1997: 20.6 kt1998: 22.5 kt1999: 23.9 kt2000: 24.3 kt2001: 26.4 kt2002: 27.5 kt2003: 30.5 kt2004: 32.2 kt2005: 34.8 kt2006: 34.2 kt2007: 37.7 kt2008: 39.5 kt2009: 39.6 kt2010: 37.6 kt2011: 36.2 kt2012: 37 kt2013: 36.3 kt2014: 30.1 kt2015: 25 kt2016: 24.7 kt2017: 25.3 kt2018: 25.7 kt2019: 25.7 kt2020: 25.7 kt2021: 23.1 kt2022: 23.1 kt2023: 23.1 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in Argentina is 23.08 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Argentina peaked at 39.61 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.56 kt, in 1996.

Argentina ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Argentina, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 27.11 kt —
1991 27.28 kt +0.6%
1992 27.14 kt -0.5%
1993 26.88 kt -1.0%
1994 27.46 kt +2.2%
1995 31.71 kt +15.5%
1996 17.56 kt -44.6%
1997 20.57 kt +17.1%
1998 22.49 kt +9.4%
1999 23.87 kt +6.1%
2000 24.34 kt +2.0%
2001 26.4 kt +8.5%
2002 27.49 kt +4.1%
2003 30.46 kt +10.8%
2004 32.25 kt +5.9%
2005 34.78 kt +7.8%
2006 34.21 kt -1.6%
2007 37.66 kt +10.1%
2008 39.49 kt +4.8%
2009 39.61 kt +0.3%
2010 37.65 kt -5.0%
2011 36.16 kt -4.0%
2012 37.02 kt +2.4%
2013 36.32 kt -1.9%
2014 30.08 kt -17.2%
2015 25.04 kt -16.8%
2016 24.73 kt -1.2%
2017 25.27 kt +2.2%
2018 25.72 kt +1.8%
2019 25.72 kt +0.0%
2020 25.72 kt +0.0%
2021 23.08 kt -10.3%
2022 23.08 kt +0.0%
2023 23.08 kt +0.0%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 23.08 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 kt, 11.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 23.08 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.18 kt, 19.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 -44.6% 31.71 kt 17.56 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.21 kt 17.56 kt 31.71 kt 10
2000s 32.67 kt 24.34 kt 39.61 kt 10
2010s 30.37 kt 24.73 kt 37.65 kt 10
2020s 23.74 kt 23.08 kt 25.72 kt 4

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 22 Indonesia 25.73 kt compare
  2. 23 Pakistan 25.42 kt compare
  3. 24 Australia and New Zealand 25.04 kt compare
  4. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.62 kt compare
  5. 27 Australia 20.5 kt compare
  6. 28 Ecuador 18.88 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

More climate change data for Argentina

All data for Argentina →

Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Argentina?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Argentina was 23.08 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 39.61 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 17.56 kt in 1996.
How does Argentina rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Argentina ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Argentina. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/industrial-wastewater-emissions-ch4/argentina/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/industrial-wastewater-emissions-ch4/argentina/">Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Argentina</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,553 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.