Argentina vs China: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Argentina

173.57 million tonnes

in 2024

China

166.84 million tonnes

in 2024

Argentina rank

26th

China rank

28th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Argentina currently reports 173.57 million tonnes against 166.84 million tonnes in China, a difference of 6.73 million tonnes.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 26th and China ranks 28th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.