Argentina vs Italy: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Argentina
-7.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy
-10.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
207th
Italy rank
209th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Argentina
- Italy
How they compare
Argentina currently reports -7.35 million tonnes against -10.36 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 3.01 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 71 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
Argentina ranks 207th and Italy ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 14,804 tonnes | 204,777 tonnes | 189,973 tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 1,690 tonnes | 248,420 tonnes | 246,730 tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | 177,588 tonnes | 689,932 tonnes | 512,343 tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 67,497 tonnes | 233,397 tonnes | 165,899 tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 282,257 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 929,061 tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | -205,504 tonnes | -709,351 tonnes | 503,848 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1920s | 919,693 tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 387,768 tonnes | 209,295 tonnes | 178,473 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1940s | -112,002 tonnes | -634,891 tonnes | 522,889 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1950s | 3.36 million tonnes | 5.43 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 2.83 million tonnes | 17.56 million tonnes | 14.73 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.34 million tonnes | 11.56 million tonnes | 8.22 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 641,793 tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.13 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.00 million tonnes | -4.15 million tonnes | 7.15 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 2010s | 204,923 tonnes | -8.44 million tonnes | 8.64 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 2020s | -1.87 million tonnes | -7.54 million tonnes | 5.67 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 Italy?
- Argentina, at -7.35 million tonnes against -10.36 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Argentina and Italy?
- 3.01 million tonnes, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Italy?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Italy rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Argentina ranks 207th and Italy ranks 209th 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.