Euro area vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)

Euro area
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Euro area rank
6th
South Korea rank
8th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time

  • Euro area
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Euro area, a difference of 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 6.9 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Euro area
1980s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 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 industrial combustion (energy), Euro area or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Euro area and South Korea?
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Euro area and South Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
Euro area ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (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 Industrial Combustion (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 Industrial Combustion (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.