Argentina vs Mexico: Environment

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

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Indicator	Argentina	Mexico	Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)	16.64	66.74	Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	0.13	0.42	Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	0.90	0.63	Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	1.03	1.05	Compare →
Bird species, threatened	54.00	68.00	Compare →
Fish species, threatened	83.00	308.00	Compare →
Mammal species, threatened	39.00	97.00	Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened	73.00	1,426.00	Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)	8.80	15.30	Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)	9.70	19.90	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)	4.01	3.64	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	374.34	686.78	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)	8.19	5.25	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	136.72	150.68	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)	18.19	48.48	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	10.65	27.65	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)	11.39	55.82	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	183.27	475.99	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)	1.03	2.54	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	37.33	37.18	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)	0.97	2.41	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	38.21	18.37	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	47.92	55.92	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)	33.39	29.24	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)	105.38	87.24	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	82.91	64.33	Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)	0.31	0.35	Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)	14.91	14.99	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	1.11	1.21	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.17	2.11	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	47.89	127.16	Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)	93.85	99.66	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.09	0.21	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.25	0.68	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	39.12	155.05	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.08	0.23	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.66	1.33	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.05	0.16	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	39.40	31.50	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	21.51	44.52	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.04	0.10	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	12.58	11.80	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	21.80	58.98	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.03	0.07	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e)	47.03	-201.94	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.