Methane emissions in Argentina

Argentina emitted 136.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2008.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Argentina, 2024 136.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.4% 2023: 134.9 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 13th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Argentina over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ArgentinaWorld
2024 136.7 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 134.9 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 135.3 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 133.0 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 134.8 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 136.5 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 135.4 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 135.2 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 131.0 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 129.2 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 129.2 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 127.6 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 125.0 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 121.3 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 123.0 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 132.0 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 138.7 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 140.5 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 140.0 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 137.4 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 137.2 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 135.0 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 127.7 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 122.8 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 121.5 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 134.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 129.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +5.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Argentina has the 13th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Argentina
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database