How have things changed?, per capita in Argentina

Argentina: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0201 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0201 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
70th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0387 metric tons per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.0086 metric tons per person
in 1969
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed?, per capita in Argentina, 1965–2024

0.010.020.030.04196519942024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Argentina is 0.0201 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.0387 metric tons per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 metric tons per person, in 1969.

That places Argentina 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

How have things changed?, per capita in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for How have things changed?, per capita in Argentina, 1965 to 2024.
Year metric tons per person Change
1965 0.0093 metric tons per person —
1966 0.0112 metric tons per person +20.5%
1967 0.0106 metric tons per person -5.4%
1968 0.0096 metric tons per person -8.8%
1969 0.0086 metric tons per person -10.5%
1970 0.009 metric tons per person +4.1%
1971 0.0094 metric tons per person +4.9%
1972 0.0097 metric tons per person +2.5%
1973 0.0121 metric tons per person +24.9%
1974 0.0116 metric tons per person -3.6%
1975 0.009 metric tons per person -22.8%
1976 0.0107 metric tons per person +19.4%
1977 0.0151 metric tons per person +40.7%
1978 0.02 metric tons per person +32.4%
1979 0.0211 metric tons per person +5.5%
1980 0.0143 metric tons per person -32.2%
1981 0.0132 metric tons per person -7.8%
1982 0.0169 metric tons per person +28.2%
1983 0.0146 metric tons per person -13.7%
1984 0.0108 metric tons per person -25.8%
1985 0.0138 metric tons per person +28.0%
1986 0.0137 metric tons per person -0.9%
1987 0.0148 metric tons per person +7.6%
1988 0.0156 metric tons per person +5.8%
1989 0.0153 metric tons per person -1.8%
1990 0.0171 metric tons per person +11.7%
1991 0.0193 metric tons per person +12.9%
1992 0.0221 metric tons per person +14.5%
1993 0.0289 metric tons per person +30.3%
1994 0.0289 metric tons per person +0.2%
1995 0.0336 metric tons per person +16.1%
1996 0.0364 metric tons per person +8.3%
1997 0.0387 metric tons per person +6.4%
1998 0.0321 metric tons per person -17.1%
1999 0.0296 metric tons per person -7.8%
2000 0.0248 metric tons per person -16.0%
2001 0.0248 metric tons per person -0.2%
2002 0.0249 metric tons per person +0.6%
2003 0.0238 metric tons per person -4.7%
2004 0.0244 metric tons per person +2.8%
2005 0.0239 metric tons per person -2.3%
2006 0.0298 metric tons per person +24.7%
2007 0.0249 metric tons per person -16.4%
2008 0.0248 metric tons per person -0.3%
2009 0.0214 metric tons per person -13.6%
2010 0.0199 metric tons per person -7.2%
2011 0.0196 metric tons per person -1.3%
2012 0.0182 metric tons per person -7.5%
2013 0.021 metric tons per person +15.6%
2014 0.0199 metric tons per person -5.1%
2015 0.0193 metric tons per person -3.1%
2016 0.0176 metric tons per person -8.6%
2017 0.0193 metric tons per person +9.1%
2018 0.0188 metric tons per person -2.1%
2019 0.0191 metric tons per person +1.2%
2020 0.0191 metric tons per person +0.1%
2021 0.0197 metric tons per person +3.2%
2022 0.0197 metric tons per person -0.0%
2023 0.0192 metric tons per person -2.3%
2024 0.0201 metric tons per person +4.6%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.0201 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.0201 metric tons per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0099 metric tons per person 0.0086 metric tons per person 0.0112 metric tons per person 5
1970s 0.0128 metric tons per person 0.009 metric tons per person 0.0211 metric tons per person 10
1980s 0.0143 metric tons per person 0.0108 metric tons per person 0.0169 metric tons per person 10
1990s 0.0287 metric tons per person 0.0171 metric tons per person 0.0387 metric tons per person 10
2000s 0.0247 metric tons per person 0.0214 metric tons per person 0.0298 metric tons per person 10
2010s 0.0193 metric tons per person 0.0176 metric tons per person 0.021 metric tons per person 10
2020s 0.0195 metric tons per person 0.0191 metric tons per person 0.0201 metric tons per person 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 67 Spain 0.0207 metric tons per person compare
  2. 68 Comoros 0.0205 metric tons per person compare
  3. 69 Canada 0.0204 metric tons per person compare
  4. 71 Gambia 0.02 metric tons per person compare
  5. 72 Sri Lanka 0.0188 metric tons per person compare
  6. 73 Croatia 0.0187 metric tons per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed?, per capita in Argentina?
How have things changed?, per capita in Argentina was 0.0201 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.0387 metric tons per person in 1997.
What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 metric tons per person in 1969.
How does Argentina rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
Argentina ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.