Argentina vs Japan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Argentina
0.215 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Japan
0.2157 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Argentina rank
71st
Japan rank
70th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ against 0.215 kilograms per international-$ in Argentina, a difference of 0.0007 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 71st and Japan ranks 70th of 164 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0382 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0003 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0378 kilograms per international-$ | Argentina |
| 1890s | 0.1117 kilograms per international-$ | 0.091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0208 kilograms per international-$ | Argentina |
| 1900s | 0.1369 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2845 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1476 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.1365 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4098 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.139 kilograms per international-$ | 0.408 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2691 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1796 kilograms per international-$ | 0.39 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2105 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.131 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2376 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.2567 kilograms per international-$ | 0.393 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1363 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.2733 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.2935 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1491 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.3074 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3217 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0143 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.2776 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3044 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0268 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2637 kilograms per international-$ | 0.288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0243 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2258 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2616 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0359 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2243 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.003 kilograms per international-$ | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Argentina or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ against 0.215 kilograms per international-$ in Argentina as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Argentina and Japan?
- 0.0007 kilograms per international-$, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 71st and Japan ranks 70th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).