Argentina vs Germany: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Argentina
-4.1%
in 2024
Germany
-3.6%
in 2024
Argentina rank
202nd
Germany rank
199th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Argentina
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports -3.6% against -4.1% in Argentina, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 77 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 202nd and Germany ranks 199th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 17 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 46.1% | 3.2% | 42.9% | Argentina |
| 1860s | 22.5% | 8.8% | 13.7% | Argentina |
| 1870s | 8.0% | 4.8% | 3.1% | Argentina |
| 1880s | 28.4% | 6.1% | 22.4% | Argentina |
| 1890s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 1900s | 9.0% | 4.2% | 4.9% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 3.0% | -0.9% | 4.0% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 15.9% | 4.6% | 11.3% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1940s | -0.3% | 9.7% | 10.0% | Germany |
| 1950s | 14.7% | 5.9% | 8.8% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1.4% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 0.7% | 3.0% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.7% | -1.0% | 1.7% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -1.1% | 3.6% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -1.2% | 3.3% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -1.0% | 1.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -4.0% | 3.3% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Argentina or Germany?
- Germany, at -3.6% against -4.1% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Argentina and Germany?
- 0.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Germany?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Germany rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Argentina ranks 202nd and Germany ranks 199th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.