Argentina vs Tunisia: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement

Argentina
3.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia
4.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
38th
Tunisia rank
37th

Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Argentina
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 4.21 million tonnes against 3.73 million tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 479,300 tonnes.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 38th and Tunisia ranks 37th of 211 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Tunisia Difference Ahead
1920s 145,372 tonnes 0 tonnes 145,372 tonnes Argentina
1930s 382,025 tonnes 19,019 tonnes 363,005 tonnes Argentina
1940s 575,702 tonnes 42,186 tonnes 533,516 tonnes Argentina
1950s 948,176 tonnes 148,586 tonnes 799,590 tonnes Argentina
1960s 1.62 million tonnes 218,842 tonnes 1.40 million tonnes Argentina
1970s 2.82 million tonnes 393,303 tonnes 2.43 million tonnes Argentina
1980s 2.92 million tonnes 2.04 million tonnes 873,461 tonnes Argentina
1990s 2.79 million tonnes 2.85 million tonnes 65,223 tonnes Tunisia
2000s 3.14 million tonnes 3.39 million tonnes 249,955 tonnes Tunisia
2010s 4.48 million tonnes 4.31 million tonnes 167,248 tonnes Argentina
2020s 4.50 million tonnes 4.22 million tonnes 282,564 tonnes Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Argentina or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 4.21 million tonnes against 3.73 million tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Argentina and Tunisia?
479,300 tonnes, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Tunisia?
96 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Tunisia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
Argentina ranks 38th and Tunisia ranks 37th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
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
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.