Afghanistan vs Argentina: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0136 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Argentina
0.0143 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
72nd
Argentina rank
70th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Argentina
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0143 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Argentina ranks 70th of 202 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Argentina Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0276 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP Argentina
2010s 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.014 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP Argentina
2020s 0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0163 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0029 tonnes per US$ of GDP Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Argentina?
Argentina, at 0.0143 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Argentina?
0.0007 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Argentina ranks 70th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.