Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Argentina
Argentina: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
17th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1967
All-time low
0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide 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
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Argentina stood at 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Argentina peaked at 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1889.
That places Argentina 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Argentina, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.6665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1852 | 0.6576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.6562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.6542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.6515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.6482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.6312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1860 | 0.6204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1861 | 0.6074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1862 | 0.5927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1863 | 0.5767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1864 | 0.561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1865 | 0.5457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1866 | 0.5308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1867 | 0.5163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1868 | 0.5023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1869 | 0.4888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1870 | 0.4758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1871 | 0.467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1872 | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.4664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.4708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.4762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 0.4813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.4848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.4855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.4827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.4754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.4655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1882 | 0.4552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1883 | 0.4446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1884 | 0.4339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1885 | 0.4233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1886 | 0.4128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1887 | 0.4026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1888 | 0.3927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1889 | 0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1890 | 0.4795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.2% |
| 1891 | 0.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1892 | 0.4653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.4667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.4714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.4777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1897 | 0.4852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 0.4933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1899 | 0.501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 0.5219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 0.5477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1903 | 0.5801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1904 | 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1905 | 0.6499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1906 | 0.6801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1907 | 0.7034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1908 | 0.7174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1909 | 0.7219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.7154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.7034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1912 | 0.6925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1914 | 0.6723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1915 | 0.6614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1916 | 0.6499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 0.6379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1918 | 0.6253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1919 | 0.6117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.5971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1921 | 0.5806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1922 | 0.5619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1923 | 0.5416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1924 | 0.5209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1925 | 0.5003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1926 | 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1927 | 0.462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1928 | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1929 | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1930 | 0.4207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1931 | 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1932 | 0.4127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.4147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.4188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.4244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 0.4308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1938 | 0.4441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.4498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.4542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 0.4715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1943 | 0.5678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 1944 | 0.6341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 1945 | 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1946 | 0.7744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 1947 | 0.8383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 1948 | 0.8916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1949 | 0.9305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1950 | 0.9509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1951 | 0.969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1954 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1955 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1956 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 4.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +25.2% | 0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 14 Paraguay 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 15 Brunei 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 16 Latvia 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 18 Finland 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 19 Canada 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 20 Namibia 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Argentina?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Argentina was 1.14 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1889.
- How does Argentina rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Argentina ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.