LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Argentina
Argentina: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 1.02 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Argentina, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lulucf — emissions per capita in Argentina is 1.02 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Argentina peaked at 2.97 t CO2eq/cap in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.02 t CO2eq/cap, in 2021.
Argentina ranks 41st of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 2.5 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.47 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.44 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.4 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.37 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.4 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.39 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.35 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.37 t CO2eq/cap | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.27 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.97 t CO2eq/cap | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 2.95 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.92 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.86 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.83 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.81 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.78 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.75 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.71 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.85 t CO2eq/cap | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 1.83 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.83 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.78 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.77 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.02 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.105 t CO2eq/cap, 9.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +30.8% | 2.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2.97 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2011 | -31.7% | 2.71 t CO2eq/cap | 1.85 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2016 | -25.4% | 1.77 t CO2eq/cap | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.42 t CO2eq/cap | 2.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2.97 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 t CO2eq/cap | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | 2.71 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 38 Chad 1.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 39 Colombia 1.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 1.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 41 United Republic of Tanzania 1.02 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 43 Côte d'Ivoire 1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 43 Cote d'Ivoire 1 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Argentina
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.78 billion kg (2050)
- 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 lulucf — emissions per capita in Argentina?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Argentina was 1.02 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 t CO2eq/cap in 2001.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Argentina ranks 41st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.