Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Argentina
Argentina: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Argentina, 1966–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Argentina stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Argentina peaked at 1.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1966.
Argentina ranks 26th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.1% | — |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +96.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | +40.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 159.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +96.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1968 | +40.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Argentina?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Argentina was 0.9% 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 flaring recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1966.
- How does Argentina rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Argentina ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.