Iraq vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)

Iraq
53.97 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Korea
49 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Iraq rank
9th
South Korea rank
11th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time

  • Iraq
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 53.97 Mt CO2e against 49 Mt CO2e in South Korea, a difference of 4.97 Mt CO2e.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 11th of 190 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 20.07 Mt CO2e 7.53 Mt CO2e 12.54 Mt CO2e Iraq
1980s 13.86 Mt CO2e 22.34 Mt CO2e 8.48 Mt CO2e South Korea
1990s 11.45 Mt CO2e 28.32 Mt CO2e 16.87 Mt CO2e South Korea
2000s 17.68 Mt CO2e 32.67 Mt CO2e 14.99 Mt CO2e South Korea
2010s 39.44 Mt CO2e 47.4 Mt CO2e 7.95 Mt CO2e South Korea
2020s 51.36 Mt CO2e 49.71 Mt CO2e 1.65 Mt CO2e Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Iraq or South Korea?
Iraq, at 53.97 Mt CO2e against 49 Mt CO2e in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Iraq and South Korea?
4.97 Mt CO2e, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
Iraq ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 11th of 190 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 Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (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
237 places, 13,035 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).