Argentina vs Australia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.42 billion tonnes against 4.98 billion tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 1.44 billion tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1887 it was Australia ahead.
Argentina ranks 20th and Australia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Australia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 12,091 tonnes | 12,091 tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 2,564 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 776,975 tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 12.70 million tonnes | 12.17 million tonnes | 528,028 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1930s | 58.85 million tonnes | 41.49 million tonnes | 17.36 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1940s | 144.99 million tonnes | 96.88 million tonnes | 48.10 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1950s | 359.68 million tonnes | 220.07 million tonnes | 139.61 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1960s | 772.60 million tonnes | 519.93 million tonnes | 252.67 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | 228.36 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.09 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | 141.21 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.73 billion tonnes | 2.80 billion tonnes | 72.19 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.41 billion tonnes | 3.84 billion tonnes | 436.16 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.23 billion tonnes | 5.10 billion tonnes | 878.46 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.82 billion tonnes | 6.14 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Argentina or Australia?
- Australia, at 6.42 billion tonnes against 4.98 billion tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Argentina and Australia?
- 1.44 billion tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1887 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Australia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.