Argentina vs South Korea: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Argentina
-7.35 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
-5.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
207th
South Korea rank
204th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Argentina
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -5.50 million tonnes against -7.35 million tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 1.85 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 49 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 207th and South Korea ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 73,865 tonnes | 2,893 tonnes | 70,972 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1920s | 919,693 tonnes | 9,989 tonnes | 909,704 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1930s | 387,768 tonnes | 49,226 tonnes | 338,542 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1940s | -112,002 tonnes | 155,312 tonnes | 267,314 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1950s | 3.36 million tonnes | 904,505 tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1960s | 2.83 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 294,675 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.34 million tonnes | 9.04 million tonnes | 5.70 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 641,793 tonnes | 9.06 million tonnes | 8.42 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 3.13 million tonnes | 18.70 million tonnes | 15.57 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.00 million tonnes | 12.73 million tonnes | 9.73 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 204,923 tonnes | 10.83 million tonnes | 10.62 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | -1.87 million tonnes | -12.48 million tonnes | 10.61 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 South Korea?
- South Korea, at -5.50 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 South Korea?
- 1.85 million tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Korea?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and South Korea rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Argentina ranks 207th and South Korea ranks 204th 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.