Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
11.68 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
54.04 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 54.04 Mt CO2e against 11.68 Mt CO2e in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 42.36 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.6 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 193 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 13.42 Mt CO2e 27.46 Mt CO2e 14.03 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 19.87 Mt CO2e 27.79 Mt CO2e 7.93 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 14.41 Mt CO2e 33.3 Mt CO2e 18.89 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 13.38 Mt CO2e 46.47 Mt CO2e 33.09 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 8.46 Mt CO2e 56.54 Mt CO2e 48.08 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 11.22 Mt CO2e 53.02 Mt CO2e 41.8 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 54.04 Mt CO2e against 11.68 Mt CO2e in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
42.36 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). 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)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).