South Korea vs Lower middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)

South Korea
61.85 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Lower middle income
900.79 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Korea rank
15th
Lower middle income rank
15th

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

  • South Korea
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 900.79 Mt CO2e against 61.85 Mt CO2e in South Korea, a difference of 838.94 Mt CO2e.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 14.6 times South Korea's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 15th of 193 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 20.44 Mt CO2e 132.36 Mt CO2e 111.93 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
1980s 30.46 Mt CO2e 201.4 Mt CO2e 170.95 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
1990s 68.58 Mt CO2e 275.54 Mt CO2e 206.95 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
2000s 80.27 Mt CO2e 395.22 Mt CO2e 314.95 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
2010s 80.48 Mt CO2e 676.78 Mt CO2e 596.3 Mt CO2e Lower middle income
2020s 66.93 Mt CO2e 813.08 Mt CO2e 746.14 Mt CO2e Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), South Korea or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 900.79 Mt CO2e against 61.85 Mt CO2e in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between South Korea and Lower middle income?
838.94 Mt CO2e, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lower middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
South Korea ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 15th 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 Industrial Combustion (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 Industrial Combustion (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 industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).