Argentina vs Spain: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Argentina
198.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain
244.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Argentina rank
34th
Spain rank
32nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Argentina
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 244.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 198.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Argentina, a difference of 45.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Argentina ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 688,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1860s | 888,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1870s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1880s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1890s | 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1900s | 6.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1910s | 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1920s | 15.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1930s | 22.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1940s | 25.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1950s | 53.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1960s | 75.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1970s | 115.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1980s | 131.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 226.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 1990s | 155.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 2000s | 186.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 2010s | 213.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 293.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
| 2020s | 204.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 244.48 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 Spain?
- 45.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Argentina ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.