Argentina vs China
Argentina vs China: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 4.01 tonnes in Argentina and 9.32 tonnes in China, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 5.3 tonnes, or 2.32 times that in Argentina.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- China has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Argentina.
- In 2024, Argentina ranked 68 and China ranked 21 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Argentina | China | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.01 | 9.32 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.17 | 9.23 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 8.87 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 8.89 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.72 | 8.48 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.08 | 8.39 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.25 | 8.22 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 4.32 | 7.88 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.42 | 7.76 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.51 | 7.79 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.42 | 7.93 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.54 | 7.89 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.48 | 7.58 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 4.43 | 7.4 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 4.3 | 6.81 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 4.03 | 6.25 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 4.43 | 5.85 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 4.33 | 5.71 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 4.1 | 5.28 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.92 | 4.78 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 3.86 | 4.24 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.52 | 3.71 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.26 | 3.23 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.49 | 3.01 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 3.68 | 2.89 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 3.8 | 2.75 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 3.8 | 2.84 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 3.64 | 2.79 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.57 | 2.74 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 3.32 | 2.79 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 3.31 | 2.56 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 3.26 | 2.45 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 3.19 | 2.29 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 3.18 | 2.22 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.06 | 2.13 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.34 | 2.12 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.5 | 2.08 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.43 | 1.97 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.3 | 1.87 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.11 | 1.79 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.38 | 1.79 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.45 | 1.67 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.39 | 1.61 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 3.47 | 1.56 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 3.64 | 1.6 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.78 | 1.65 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.64 | 1.63 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 3.73 | 1.47 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 3.64 | 1.32 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 3.52 | 1.29 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 3.67 | 1.15 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 3.71 | 1.15 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 3.64 | 1.13 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 3.63 | 1.09 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 3.67 | 1.11 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs China
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017China: 3.31% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017China: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025China: 1.73% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025China: $335B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025China: $237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025China: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025China: 207 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011China: 880 million TIV in 2025