Argentina vs France: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Argentina
-7.35 million tonnes
in 2024
France
-6.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
207th
France rank
205th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Argentina
  • France
-50.0M-25.0M025.0M50.0M181119172024

How they compare

France currently reports -6.11 million tonnes against -7.35 million tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 1.24 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 64 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was France ahead.

Argentina ranks 207th and France ranks 205th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 8 and France in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina France Difference Ahead
1850s 5,725 tonnes 119,691 tonnes 113,966 tonnes France
1860s 14,093 tonnes 2.20 million tonnes 2.18 million tonnes France
1870s 1,690 tonnes 1.06 million tonnes 1.05 million tonnes France
1880s 177,588 tonnes 2.13 million tonnes 1.95 million tonnes France
1890s 67,497 tonnes 3.15 million tonnes 3.08 million tonnes France
1900s 282,257 tonnes 2.98 million tonnes 2.70 million tonnes France
1910s -205,504 tonnes -3.40 million tonnes 3.19 million tonnes Argentina
1920s 919,693 tonnes 11.81 million tonnes 10.89 million tonnes France
1930s 387,768 tonnes -3.97 million tonnes 4.35 million tonnes Argentina
1940s -112,002 tonnes 3.44 million tonnes 3.56 million tonnes France
1950s 3.36 million tonnes 3.33 million tonnes 30,531 tonnes Argentina
1960s 2.83 million tonnes 18.42 million tonnes 15.59 million tonnes France
1970s 3.34 million tonnes 8.95 million tonnes 5.61 million tonnes France
1980s 641,793 tonnes -13.46 million tonnes 14.10 million tonnes Argentina
1990s 3.13 million tonnes 1.16 million tonnes 1.97 million tonnes Argentina
2000s 3.00 million tonnes -4.17 million tonnes 7.17 million tonnes Argentina
2010s 204,923 tonnes -5.51 million tonnes 5.71 million tonnes Argentina
2020s -1.87 million tonnes -10.43 million tonnes 8.56 million tonnes Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Argentina or France?
France, at -6.11 million tonnes against -7.35 million tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Argentina and France?
1.24 million tonnes, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and France?
168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
How do Argentina and France rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Argentina ranks 207th and France ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.