Argentina vs United States: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Argentina
3.1%
in 2024
United States
2.4%
in 2024
Argentina rank
7th
United States rank
10th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Argentina
- United States
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3.1% against 2.4% in United States, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
Argentina ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and United States in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 30.7% | 30.3% | United States |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 29.9% | 29.3% | United States |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 42.1% | 41.5% | United States |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 37.3% | 36.7% | United States |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 34.6% | 34.0% | United States |
| 1900s | 2.1% | 29.9% | 27.8% | United States |
| 1910s | 3.3% | 26.9% | 23.6% | United States |
| 1920s | 4.0% | 21.4% | 17.4% | United States |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 12.3% | 10.2% | United States |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 10.7% | 10.4% | United States |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 4.4% | 4.0% | United States |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 3.9% | 2.4% | United States |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 4.0% | 3.0% | United States |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 4.4% | 3.7% | United States |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | United States |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Argentina |
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 United States?
- Argentina, at 3.1% against 2.4% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Argentina and United States?
- 0.7%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and United States rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Argentina ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th 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.