Argentina vs South Korea: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Argentina
0.8%
in 2024
South Korea
1.2%
in 2024
Argentina rank
20th
South Korea rank
17th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Argentina
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.2% against 0.8% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1905 it was South Korea ahead.
Argentina ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 10 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Argentina or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 1.2% against 0.8% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Argentina and South Korea?
- 0.4%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Korea?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and South Korea rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Argentina ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 17th 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.