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
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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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.