Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Argentina
Argentina: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
21st
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 1926
All-time low
0.1%
in 1949
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Argentina, 1856–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.7% for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Argentina peaked at 2.5% in 1926 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1949.
Argentina ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.4% | — |
| 1857 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1859 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | +12.6% |
| 1861 | 0.4% | +8.0% |
| 1862 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 1863 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1864 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1866 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 1871 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 1873 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 1874 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 1876 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1878 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 1880 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 1881 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 1882 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1884 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1889 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 1890 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 1891 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
| 1893 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 1894 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1895 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 1898 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 0.9% | +93.0% |
| 1901 | 1.2% | +28.1% |
| 1902 | 1.4% | +13.0% |
| 1903 | 1.4% | +6.1% |
| 1904 | 1.5% | +5.0% |
| 1905 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
| 1906 | 1.6% | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 1908 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
| 1909 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 1.8% | +11.8% |
| 1911 | 1.9% | +5.9% |
| 1912 | 1.9% | +2.8% |
| 1913 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 2.0% | +4.1% |
| 1915 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 1916 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 1917 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1918 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 2.2% | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 2.5% | +10.2% |
| 1922 | 2.5% | +1.3% |
| 1923 | 2.4% | -3.3% |
| 1924 | 2.5% | +3.7% |
| 1925 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 1928 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 2.4% | -3.1% |
| 1930 | 2.0% | -17.3% |
| 1931 | 1.7% | -13.2% |
| 1932 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 1933 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 1934 | 1.3% | -9.0% |
| 1935 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 1936 | 1.1% | -8.7% |
| 1937 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 1938 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 1940 | 0.7% | -29.5% |
| 1941 | 0.5% | -24.8% |
| 1942 | 0.4% | -20.4% |
| 1943 | 0.3% | -18.7% |
| 1944 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -25.3% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | -45.4% |
| 1950 | 0.3% | +410.3% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | +27.1% |
| 1952 | 0.5% | +14.3% |
| 1953 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 1954 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.6% | +5.7% |
| 1957 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.5% | -15.1% |
| 1961 | 0.7% | +41.4% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +41.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +26.5% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -25.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -18.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +30.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +60.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +85.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 12.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 21.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +410.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1900 | +93.0% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 2009 | +85.4% | 0.7% | 1.4% |
| 2002 | +60.0% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| 1949 | -45.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1961 | +41.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More climate change data for Argentina
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- 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Argentina?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Argentina was 0.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1926.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1949.
- How does Argentina rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Argentina ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.