Argentina vs Pakistan: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Argentina
-7.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
-7.06 million tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
207th
Pakistan rank
206th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Argentina
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports -7.06 million tonnes against -7.35 million tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 287,230 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 207th and Pakistan ranks 206th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 554,072 tonnes | 130,297 tonnes | 423,775 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1950s | 3.36 million tonnes | 889,650 tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1960s | 2.83 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1970s | 3.34 million tonnes | 792,105 tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1980s | 641,793 tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 3.13 million tonnes | 3.91 million tonnes | 779,511 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 3.00 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 204,923 tonnes | 4.25 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -1.87 million tonnes | -2.21 million tonnes | 331,408 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at -7.06 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 Pakistan?
- 287,230 tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Pakistan?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Pakistan rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Argentina ranks 207th and Pakistan ranks 206th 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.