Argentina vs Venezuela, RB: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Argentina
9.15 billion tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela, RB
7.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
28th
Venezuela, RB rank
31st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Argentina
- Venezuela, RB
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 9.15 billion tonnes against 7.89 billion tonnes in Venezuela, RB, a difference of 1.27 billion tonnes.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Venezuela, RB's.
Across all 155 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 28th and Venezuela, RB ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Venezuela, RB | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.95 million tonnes | 6,828 tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1880s | 5.56 million tonnes | 85,073 tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1890s | 20.07 million tonnes | 703,664 tonnes | 19.37 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1900s | 48.77 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 47.52 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1910s | 110.13 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 108.30 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1920s | 172.56 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | 167.55 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1930s | 296.80 million tonnes | 27.82 million tonnes | 268.98 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1940s | 445.11 million tonnes | 135.23 million tonnes | 309.88 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1950s | 714.38 million tonnes | 507.60 million tonnes | 206.79 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 121.16 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1970s | 2.01 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 270.88 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.05 billion tonnes | 2.57 billion tonnes | 473.21 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1990s | 4.21 billion tonnes | 3.70 billion tonnes | 510.01 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 2000s | 5.63 billion tonnes | 5.10 billion tonnes | 529.81 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 2010s | 7.42 billion tonnes | 6.73 billion tonnes | 696.06 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 2020s | 8.80 billion tonnes | 7.66 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Argentina or Venezuela, RB?
- Argentina, at 9.15 billion tonnes against 7.89 billion tonnes in Venezuela, RB as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Argentina and Venezuela, RB?
- 1.27 billion tonnes, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Venezuela, RB?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Venezuela, RB rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Argentina ranks 28th and Venezuela, RB ranks 31st 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.