Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Argentina
Argentina: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Argentina, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Argentina is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Argentina peaked at 1.0% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1928.
Argentina ranks 33rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 97 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +118.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +47.2% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +42.0% |
| 1932 | 0.3% | +24.7% |
| 1933 | 0.3% | +18.3% |
| 1934 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 1935 | 0.4% | +14.9% |
| 1936 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 1937 | 0.5% | +13.3% |
| 1938 | 0.6% | +13.9% |
| 1939 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 1940 | 0.7% | +8.0% |
| 1941 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 1942 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 1943 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 1945 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 1946 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 1948 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1951 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 6.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 18.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | +118.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1930 | +47.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1931 | +42.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Argentina?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Argentina was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1951.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1928.
- How does Argentina rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Argentina ranks 33rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.