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.
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
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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.