Argentina vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Argentina
3.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
3.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
17th
India rank
18th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Argentina
  • India
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3.23 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 201.49 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 127 shared years of data; in 1887 it was India ahead.

Argentina ranks 17th and India ranks 18th of 146 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina India 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 0 tonnes 16.28 million tonnes Argentina
1960s 66.22 million tonnes 771,889 tonnes 65.45 million tonnes Argentina
1970s 172.16 million tonnes 10.75 million tonnes 161.41 million tonnes Argentina
1980s 386.99 million tonnes 53.29 million tonnes 333.70 million tonnes Argentina
1990s 810.82 million tonnes 270.47 million tonnes 540.36 million tonnes Argentina
2000s 1.47 billion tonnes 800.07 million tonnes 672.24 million tonnes Argentina
2010s 2.36 billion tonnes 1.84 billion tonnes 519.33 million tonnes Argentina
2020s 3.06 billion tonnes 2.76 billion tonnes 298.16 million tonnes Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Argentina or India?
Argentina, at 3.23 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Argentina and India?
201.49 million tonnes, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and India?
127 years are reported by both, from 1887 to 2024.
How do Argentina and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
Argentina ranks 17th and India ranks 18th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
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
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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