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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina

Argentina: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
42nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
22.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1913
All-time low
7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina, 1850–2024

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Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina peaked at 22.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1913 and was at its lowest, 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1949.

Argentina ranks 42nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 16.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 16.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 15.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 13.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 13.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 20.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 21.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 22.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 14.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 11.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 11.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 11.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 9.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 39 Paraguay 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 40 Bhutan 9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 41 Belgium 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 43 Estonia 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 44 Suriname 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 45 Aruba 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina?
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina was 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 22.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1913.
What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
How does Argentina rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Argentina ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.