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
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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About this data
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.