Japan vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 49 Mt CO2e against 41.96 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 7.04 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 11th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.77 Mt CO2e | 7.53 Mt CO2e | 54.24 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1980s | 86.14 Mt CO2e | 22.34 Mt CO2e | 63.8 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1990s | 66.48 Mt CO2e | 28.32 Mt CO2e | 38.15 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2000s | 60.5 Mt CO2e | 32.67 Mt CO2e | 27.83 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 55.26 Mt CO2e | 47.4 Mt CO2e | 7.86 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2020s | 44.43 Mt CO2e | 49.71 Mt CO2e | 5.29 Mt CO2e | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 49 Mt CO2e against 41.96 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Japan and South Korea?
- 7.04 Mt CO2e, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
- Japan ranks 13th 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
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).