Argentina vs Egypt: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Argentina
0.8%
in 2024
Egypt
0.6%
in 2024
Argentina rank
20th
Egypt rank
22nd
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Argentina
- Egypt
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 11 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Argentina or Egypt?
- Argentina, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Argentina and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Egypt?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Egypt rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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 as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.