Argentina vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Argentina
4.98 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
6.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
20th
Ukraine rank
18th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Argentina
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 6.84 billion tonnes against 4.98 billion tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 1.86 billion tonnes.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.
Across all 138 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 17.08 million tonnes | 17.08 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 2,564 tonnes | 48.92 million tonnes | 48.92 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 776,975 tonnes | 82.33 million tonnes | 81.55 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 12.70 million tonnes | 107.35 million tonnes | 94.66 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 58.85 million tonnes | 172.51 million tonnes | 113.66 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 144.99 million tonnes | 288.67 million tonnes | 143.69 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 359.68 million tonnes | 464.84 million tonnes | 105.17 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 772.60 million tonnes | 989.69 million tonnes | 217.09 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 2.21 billion tonnes | 824.19 million tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 2.09 billion tonnes | 4.14 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 2.73 billion tonnes | 5.65 billion tonnes | 2.92 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3.41 billion tonnes | 6.13 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 4.23 billion tonnes | 6.52 billion tonnes | 2.29 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 4.82 billion tonnes | 6.78 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Argentina or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 6.84 billion tonnes against 4.98 billion tonnes in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Argentina and Ukraine?
- 1.86 billion tonnes, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ukraine?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1887 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 18th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.