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Argentina vs Australia: Environment

This page compares Argentina and Australia across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Argentina Australia Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 16.64 3.47 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.13 0.89 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.90 2.71 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.03 3.60 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 54.00 66.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 83.00 214.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 39.00 69.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 73.00 766.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 8.80 22.00 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 9.70 33.50 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 4.01 14.10 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 374.34 591.45 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 8.19 21.75 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 136.72 144.58 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 18.19 15.70 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 10.65 3.99 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 11.39 13.48 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 183.27 383.40 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.03 6.82 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 37.33 50.81 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 0.97 1.03 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 38.21 30.90 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 47.92 28.38 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 33.39 38.62 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 105.38 84.70 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 82.91 38.06 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.31 0.23 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 14.91 8.25 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.11 1.73 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.17 0.48 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 47.89 100.51 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 93.85 24.89 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.09 0.10 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.25 0.20 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 39.12 163.10 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.08 0.72 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.66 1.64 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.05 0.23 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 39.40 29.86 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 21.51 39.55 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.04 0.16 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 12.58 43.21 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 21.80 34.10 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.03 0.02 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 47.03 -95.82 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.