Argentina vs Pakistan: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Argentina
198.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Pakistan
245.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Argentina rank
34th
Pakistan rank
31st

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Argentina
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 245.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 198.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Argentina, a difference of 46.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Pakistan ahead.

Argentina ranks 34th and Pakistan ranks 31st of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 11 and Pakistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Pakistan Difference Ahead
1850s 688,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1860s 888,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1870s 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1880s 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1890s 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
1900s 6.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1910s 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1920s 15.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1930s 22.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1940s 25.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1950s 53.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1960s 75.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1970s 115.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 76.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1980s 131.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 67.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
1990s 155.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 115.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
2000s 186.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 168.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Argentina
2010s 213.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 218.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan
2020s 204.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 269.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Argentina or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 245.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 198.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Argentina and Pakistan?
46.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Pakistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Pakistan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Argentina ranks 34th and Pakistan ranks 31st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.