Argentina vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Argentina
3.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
2.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
17th
Indonesia rank
20th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Argentina
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3.23 billion tonnes against 2.81 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 427.92 million tonnes.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Indonesia ahead.

Argentina ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 20th of 146 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 7 and Indonesia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Indonesia 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 1.64 million tonnes 887,532 tonnes Indonesia
1930s 6.40 million tonnes 11.77 million tonnes 5.37 million tonnes Indonesia
1940s 16.28 million tonnes 21.56 million tonnes 5.28 million tonnes Indonesia
1950s 26.93 million tonnes 36.91 million tonnes 9.98 million tonnes Indonesia
1960s 63.15 million tonnes 82.85 million tonnes 19.70 million tonnes Indonesia
1970s 172.16 million tonnes 128.20 million tonnes 43.96 million tonnes Argentina
1980s 386.99 million tonnes 253.42 million tonnes 133.56 million tonnes Argentina
1990s 810.82 million tonnes 667.16 million tonnes 143.66 million tonnes Argentina
2000s 1.47 billion tonnes 1.29 billion tonnes 179.80 million tonnes Argentina
2010s 2.36 billion tonnes 1.99 billion tonnes 367.45 million tonnes Argentina
2020s 3.06 billion tonnes 2.62 billion tonnes 434.51 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 Indonesia?
Argentina, at 3.23 billion tonnes against 2.81 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Argentina and Indonesia?
427.92 million tonnes, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Indonesia?
136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
Argentina ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 20th 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.