Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
10th
South Korea rank
8th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • South Korea
0000.0010.001197019962023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 12.8 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea?
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 12,327 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.