Argentina vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Argentina
3.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
France
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
17th
France rank
15th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Argentina
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.23 billion tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 642.09 million tonnes.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1887 it was France ahead.
Argentina ranks 17th and France ranks 15th of 146 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 30,053 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 30,053 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1920s | 756,692 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 756,692 tonnes | Argentina |
| 1930s | 6.40 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1940s | 16.28 million tonnes | 626,911 tonnes | 15.66 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1950s | 26.93 million tonnes | 6.22 million tonnes | 20.72 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1960s | 63.15 million tonnes | 67.03 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 172.16 million tonnes | 297.85 million tonnes | 125.68 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 386.99 million tonnes | 772.83 million tonnes | 385.84 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 810.82 million tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 580.35 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 1.47 billion tonnes | 2.22 billion tonnes | 745.94 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 3.12 billion tonnes | 758.34 million tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 3.06 billion tonnes | 3.74 billion tonnes | 682.00 million tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Argentina or France?
- France, at 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.23 billion tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Argentina and France?
- 642.09 million tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and France?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1887 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Argentina ranks 17th and France ranks 15th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.