Argentina vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Argentina
9.15 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
10.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
28th
Taiwan rank
27th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Argentina
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 10.09 billion tonnes against 9.15 billion tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 940.36 million tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 16 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 82,059 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 82,059 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1860s | 517,267 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 517,267 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1870s | 1.95 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1880s | 5.56 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1890s | 20.07 million tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | 20.03 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1900s | 48.77 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 47.29 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1910s | 110.13 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 101.83 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1920s | 172.56 million tonnes | 36.42 million tonnes | 136.15 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1930s | 296.80 million tonnes | 79.34 million tonnes | 217.47 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1940s | 445.11 million tonnes | 135.24 million tonnes | 309.87 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1950s | 714.38 million tonnes | 187.97 million tonnes | 526.41 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 311.72 million tonnes | 899.62 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1970s | 2.01 billion tonnes | 627.86 million tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.05 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1990s | 4.21 billion tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 2000s | 5.63 billion tonnes | 4.77 billion tonnes | 853.75 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 2010s | 7.42 billion tonnes | 7.48 billion tonnes | 51.20 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 8.80 billion tonnes | 9.56 billion tonnes | 759.30 million tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Argentina or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 10.09 billion tonnes against 9.15 billion tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Argentina and Taiwan?
- 940.36 million tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Taiwan?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Argentina ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 27th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.