Per capita methane emissions in Argentina
Argentina: Per capita methane emissions was 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
27th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1967
All-time low
2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2021
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Argentina, 1850–2024
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 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Argentina peaked at 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2021.
That places Argentina 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 24 Brazil 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 26 South Sudan 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 28 Central African Republic 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 29 Congo 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 30 United States 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Argentina
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 45.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 42.34 million (2025)
- Urban population 92.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.74 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 9.15 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.74 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.74 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Argentina?
- Per capita methane emissions in Argentina was 2.5 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 methane emissions recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Argentina ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.