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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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