Brazil and Argentina
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry, 2022. Ranks are among 164 countries.
Argentina emitted 1.8 times as much CO2 per person as Brazil in 2022. Brazil emitted 2.6 times as much CO2 in total as Argentina.
| Measure | Brazil | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Totalmillion tonnes | 48012th of 164 | 18432nd of 164 |
| Per persontonnes | 2.2893rd of 164 | 4.0563rd of 164 |
| Per unit of GDPkg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP) | 0.151116th of 164 | 0.21571st of 164 |
Per person over time
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry per person, 1950 to 2024. Brazil: 0.368 tonnes per person in 1950, 2.28 in 2024, with a high of 2.78 in 2014. Argentina: 1.76 tonnes per person in 1950, 3.74 in 2024, with a high of 4.64 in 2008.
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| Year | Brazil, tonnes | Argentina, tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.368 | 1.76 |
| 1955 | 0.548 | 2.11 |
| 1960 | 0.647 | 2.39 |
| 1965 | 0.671 | 2.66 |
| 1970 | 0.98 | 3.46 |
| 1975 | 1.40 | 3.67 |
| 1980 | 1.54 | 3.88 |
| 1985 | 1.33 | 3.32 |
| 1990 | 1.47 | 3.42 |
| 1995 | 1.66 | 3.58 |
| 2000 | 1.95 | 3.85 |
| 2005 | 1.97 | 4.12 |
| 2010 | 2.27 | 4.51 |
| 2015 | 2.62 | 4.41 |
| 2020 | 2.15 | 3.64 |
| 2024 | 2.28 | 3.74 |
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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