Argentina vs Belarus: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Argentina
3.16 million tonnes
in 2024
Belarus
3.43 million tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
71st
Belarus rank
68th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Argentina
- Belarus
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 3.43 million tonnes against 3.16 million tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 265,670 tonnes.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 71st and Belarus ranks 68th of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 11 and Belarus in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Belarus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 43,296 tonnes | 13,898 tonnes | 29,398 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1860s | 90,418 tonnes | 39,608 tonnes | 50,810 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1870s | 154,367 tonnes | 123,706 tonnes | 30,661 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1880s | 790,509 tonnes | 136,343 tonnes | 654,166 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1890s | 1.96 million tonnes | 182,743 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1900s | 4.13 million tonnes | 441,861 tonnes | 3.69 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1910s | 5.60 million tonnes | 617,242 tonnes | 4.99 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1920s | 6.44 million tonnes | 377,901 tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1930s | 6.96 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1940s | 3.02 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 310,618 tonnes | Belarus |
| 1950s | 3.83 million tonnes | 7.56 million tonnes | 3.74 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2.74 million tonnes | 7.82 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1970s | 3.23 million tonnes | 8.10 million tonnes | 4.87 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1980s | 3.09 million tonnes | 9.17 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1990s | 3.09 million tonnes | 6.84 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2000s | 2.96 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 159,017 tonnes | Belarus |
| 2010s | 4.48 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | 471,565 tonnes | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.97 million tonnes | 3.67 million tonnes | 296,130 tonnes | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Argentina or Belarus?
- Belarus, at 3.43 million tonnes against 3.16 million tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Argentina and Belarus?
- 265,670 tonnes, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Belarus?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Belarus rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Argentina ranks 71st and Belarus ranks 68th of 179 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 coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.