Argentina vs Ethiopia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Argentina
3.1%
in 2024
Ethiopia
4.7%
in 2024
Argentina rank
7th
Ethiopia rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Argentina
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 4.7% against 3.1% in Argentina, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Argentina ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 12 and Ethiopia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1900s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.7% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2.8% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 4.0% | 0.7% | 3.4% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Argentina |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.8% | -0.6% | 1.5% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.2% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 4.8% | 1.7% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Argentina or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 4.7% against 3.1% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Argentina and Ethiopia?
- 1.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ethiopia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Ethiopia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Argentina ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.