Per capita co2 vs average in Argentina
Argentina: Per capita co2 vs average was 3.74 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.74
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
91st
of 213 countries
All-time high
4.64
in 2008
All-time low
0.0137
in 1856
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita co2 vs average in Argentina, 1856–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 vs average in Argentina stood at 3.74.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 vs average in Argentina peaked at 4.64 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0137, in 1856.
Argentina ranks 91st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 vs average in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.0137 | — |
| 1857 | 0.0329 | +140.7% |
| 1858 | 0.0419 | +27.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0263 | -37.2% |
| 1860 | 0.0316 | +20.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0373 | +18.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0299 | -20.0% |
| 1863 | 0.0426 | +42.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0351 | -17.6% |
| 1865 | 0.0583 | +66.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0896 | +53.6% |
| 1867 | 0.0625 | -30.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0895 | +43.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1006 | +12.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0895 | -11.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0937 | +4.8% |
| 1872 | 0.0886 | -5.5% |
| 1873 | 0.0953 | +7.6% |
| 1874 | 0.1095 | +15.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0619 | -43.5% |
| 1876 | 0.0586 | -5.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0449 | -23.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0351 | -22.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0805 | +129.6% |
| 1880 | 0.079 | -1.9% |
| 1881 | 0.1216 | +53.9% |
| 1882 | 0.1315 | +8.2% |
| 1883 | 0.1783 | +35.6% |
| 1884 | 0.236 | +32.3% |
| 1885 | 0.2649 | +12.3% |
| 1886 | 0.2644 | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.3945 | +49.2% |
| 1888 | 0.3795 | -3.8% |
| 1889 | 0.6034 | +59.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4314 | -28.5% |
| 1891 | 0.3116 | -27.8% |
| 1892 | 0.469 | +50.5% |
| 1893 | 0.4501 | -4.0% |
| 1894 | 0.5076 | +12.8% |
| 1895 | 0.5902 | +16.3% |
| 1896 | 0.5575 | -5.5% |
| 1897 | 0.5285 | -5.2% |
| 1898 | 0.509 | -3.7% |
| 1899 | 0.584 | +14.7% |
| 1900 | 0.4324 | -26.0% |
| 1901 | 0.4959 | +14.7% |
| 1902 | 0.5073 | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 0.5589 | +10.2% |
| 1904 | 0.6887 | +23.2% |
| 1905 | 0.8258 | +19.9% |
| 1906 | 1.06 | +28.6% |
| 1907 | 0.8984 | -15.4% |
| 1908 | 0.9346 | +4.0% |
| 1909 | 0.8367 | -10.5% |
| 1910 | 1.03 | +22.7% |
| 1911 | 1.21 | +18.3% |
| 1912 | 1.2 | -1.4% |
| 1913 | 1.27 | +6.3% |
| 1914 | 1.1 | -13.5% |
| 1915 | 0.7143 | -35.1% |
| 1916 | 0.5314 | -25.6% |
| 1917 | 0.2962 | -44.3% |
| 1918 | 0.1878 | -36.6% |
| 1919 | 0.3974 | +111.6% |
| 1920 | 0.636 | +60.0% |
| 1921 | 0.5249 | -17.5% |
| 1922 | 0.6487 | +23.6% |
| 1923 | 0.7638 | +17.7% |
| 1924 | 0.9962 | +30.4% |
| 1925 | 0.996 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.983 | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 1.16 | +17.6% |
| 1928 | 1.09 | -5.3% |
| 1929 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 1.05 | -4.5% |
| 1931 | 1.04 | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 1.05 | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 1.09 | +3.0% |
| 1934 | 1.16 | +6.5% |
| 1935 | 1.12 | -3.3% |
| 1936 | 1.17 | +4.3% |
| 1937 | 1.23 | +5.3% |
| 1938 | 1.19 | -3.1% |
| 1939 | 1.19 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 1.11 | -6.8% |
| 1941 | 0.9721 | -12.5% |
| 1942 | 0.9224 | -5.1% |
| 1943 | 0.9451 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 0.919 | -2.8% |
| 1945 | 0.8831 | -3.9% |
| 1946 | 0.8687 | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 0.9028 | +3.9% |
| 1948 | 1.06 | +17.6% |
| 1949 | 0.92 | -13.3% |
| 1950 | 1.76 | +91.1% |
| 1951 | 2.01 | +14.6% |
| 1952 | 2.04 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 1.95 | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 2 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 2.11 | +5.7% |
| 1956 | 2.33 | +10.0% |
| 1957 | 2.46 | +5.6% |
| 1958 | 2.24 | -8.7% |
| 1959 | 2.44 | +8.9% |
| 1960 | 2.39 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 2.47 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 2.55 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 2.34 | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 2.56 | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 2.66 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 2.81 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 2.87 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.98 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 3.29 | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 3.46 | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 3.66 | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 3.65 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.75 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.75 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.67 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 3.79 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.77 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 3.78 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 4.01 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 3.88 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.58 | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 3.57 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.58 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.57 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 3.32 | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 3.38 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.67 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 3.82 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 3.63 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 3.42 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 3.54 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3.61 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.46 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 3.42 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.58 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 3.7 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.84 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.03 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 3.85 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.59 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.29 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.05 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 4.12 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.4 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 4.34 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.64 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 4.37 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 4.51 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.55 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.55 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.45 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.38 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.41 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.33 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.22 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.09 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 4.01 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.64 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2 | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 4.05 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.92 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 3.74 | -4.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 3.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 3.74 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 vs average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | +140.7% | 0.0137 | 0.0329 |
| 1879 | +129.6% | 0.0351 | 0.0805 |
| 1919 | +111.6% | 0.1878 | 0.3974 |
| 1950 | +91.1% | 0.92 | 1.76 |
| 1865 | +66.2% | 0.0351 | 0.0583 |
| 1920 | +60.0% | 0.3974 | 0.636 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0287 | 0.0137 | 0.0419 | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0577 | 0.0299 | 0.1006 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0758 | 0.0351 | 0.1095 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2653 | 0.079 | 0.6034 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4939 | 0.3116 | 0.5902 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.724 | 0.4324 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7939 | 0.1878 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.89 | 0.5249 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.13 | 1.04 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9506 | 0.8687 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.13 | 1.76 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.69 | 2.34 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.73 | 3.46 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6 | 3.32 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.64 | 3.42 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.01 | 3.29 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 | 4.01 | 4.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 | 3.64 | 4.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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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 per capita co2 vs average in Argentina?
- Per capita co2 vs average in Argentina was 3.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 vs average recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 in 2008.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 vs average recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 in 1856.
- How does Argentina rank for per capita co2 vs average?
- Argentina ranks 91st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 vs average rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 vs average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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