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Argentina vs Brazil: Environment

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

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Indicator Argentina Brazil Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 16.64 25.26 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.13 0.49 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.90 1.74 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.03 2.23 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 54.00 155.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 83.00 360.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 39.00 97.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 73.00 1,346.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 8.80 30.60 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 9.70 29.40 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 4.01 2.32 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 374.34 1,299.18 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 8.19 6.13 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 136.72 621.19 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 18.19 107.92 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 10.65 83.21 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 11.39 48.17 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 183.27 491.47 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.03 8.60 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 37.33 169.13 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 0.97 3.82 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 38.21 116.57 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 47.92 100.11 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 33.39 146.31 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 105.38 471.81 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 82.91 116.61 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.31 0.24 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 14.91 12.18 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.11 2.69 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.17 4.06 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 47.89 219.29 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 93.85 68.14 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.09 0.39 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.25 0.79 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 39.12 56.49 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.08 0.92 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.66 3.59 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.05 2.43 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 39.40 42.32 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 21.51 84.69 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.04 2.37 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 12.58 33.69 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 21.80 27.01 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.03 0.78 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 47.03 751.47 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.