Argentina vs Australia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Argentina
13.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia
13.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
17th
Australia rank
15th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.97 billion tonnes against 13.94 billion tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 35.50 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 17th and Australia ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Australia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 62.68 million tonnes | 56.04 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1860s | 191.73 million tonnes | 193.16 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 350.34 million tonnes | 419.98 million tonnes | 69.64 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 535.54 million tonnes | 708.67 million tonnes | 173.13 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 759.04 million tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 304.01 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | 168.85 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 2.67 billion tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | 674.15 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 1920s | 4.49 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1930s | 6.16 billion tonnes | 4.14 billion tonnes | 2.02 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1940s | 6.77 billion tonnes | 4.70 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1950s | 6.96 billion tonnes | 5.68 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | Argentina |
| 1960s | 7.60 billion tonnes | 7.60 billion tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 8.48 billion tonnes | 8.80 billion tonnes | 321.58 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 8.96 billion tonnes | 9.70 billion tonnes | 731.48 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 9.45 billion tonnes | 10.10 billion tonnes | 650.97 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 10.66 billion tonnes | 11.53 billion tonnes | 863.78 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 12.64 billion tonnes | 13.33 billion tonnes | 689.06 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.64 billion tonnes | 13.88 billion tonnes | 240.16 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Argentina or Australia?
- Australia, at 13.97 billion tonnes against 13.94 billion tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Argentina and Australia?
- 35.50 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Argentina ranks 17th and Australia ranks 15th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.