Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · 2023

Argentina: mid-book EDGAR inventory · 369 MtCO₂e

In 2023, Argentina emitted 369 MtCO₂e (8.01 t per person, 0.58 t per $1K GDP) - agriculture led at 39% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 50%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Argentina ranks #24 / 51 by absolute EDGAR total and #25 / 51 by per-capita emissions among tracked economies in 2023.

#24 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#25 / 51
Per-capita rank
#23 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

D
Emissions Performance Score
46/100
Argentina · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions D
8.01 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity D
0.58 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share F
34%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend C+
+68%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll ARG · 2023 369 Mt · 8.01 t per person

Argentina sits mid-pack by absolute Mt among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (369 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 369 Mt
  • PC 8.01 t
  • INT 0.58
  • RANK-A #24 / 51
  • RANK-P #25 / 51
  • RANK-I #23 / 51
  • SECTOR 39% Agriculture
  • GAS 50% Carbon
  • PHOTO Poland
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Poland (364 Mt · Δ 4 Mt vs Argentina)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Argentina

1. Nigeria3832. United Kingdom3813. Italy3774. Argentina3695. Poland364

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Argentina's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total fell from 377.4 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 368.5 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −8.9 MtCO₂e (−2.4%).
  • Argentina's methane total fell from 125.9 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 124.7 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −1.18 MtCO₂e (−0.9%).
  • Argentina's agriculture total fell from 144.1 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 143.4 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −0.72 MtCO₂e (−0.5%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

According to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre EDGAR v8.0 corpus, Argentina ranks #24 of 51 tracked economies by absolute EDGAR greenhouse-gas total in 2023 (largest MtCO2e = #1), #25 of 51 by per-capita emissions (highest tCO2e per person = #1), #23 of 51 by GDP intensity (highest tCO2e per $1K GDP = #1). How we place countries.

Argentina vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Argentina's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

369 Top 47% more MtCO₂e than 53% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more economies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Argentina 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Agriculture1432. Energy553. Industry514. Transport485. Buildings416. Fugitive emissions197. Waste11
0%100%39%
Agriculture share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Argentina emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

200250300350400 197019771984199119982005201220192023 369
Reported annual emissions for Argentina, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Argentina 2023 gas inventory, methane-weighted

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide183.82. Methane124.73. Nitrous oxide41.24. Fluorinated gases18.9

Methane-heavy profile

Absolute inventory signature

Argentina's absolute inventory is mid-tercile: 369 MtCO₂e among tracked EDGAR economies.

Argentina's 2023 total of 369 MtCO₂e carries an unusually high methane share (34% of CO₂e). That pattern usually marks agriculture- and fuel-system methane alongside CO₂ from energy, not a CO₂-only industrial ledger. Within Latin America & Caribbean, it ranks #1 of 7 economies on a per-person basis.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for ARG exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other Latin America & Caribbean economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Argentina (ARG) is in the middle third of live EDGAR country mass (369 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How much CO₂-equivalent did Argentina emit in 2023?

Argentina's 2023 total is 369 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

What is Argentina's per-capita emission level?

Per-capita emissions are 8.01 tCO₂e per person in 2023 (369 MtCO₂e national total).

Why is methane prominent in Argentina's inventory?

Methane contributes about 34% of Argentina's 2023 CO₂e total, above the rough one-sixth global average, which usually signals agriculture, waste, or fugitive fuel emissions in the EDGAR breakdown.

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.