Belgium vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)

Belgium
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
8th
South Korea rank
6th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Belgium
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 6th of 203 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 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 processes (mt co2e), Belgium or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes (mt co2e) between Belgium and South Korea?
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and South Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes (mt co2e)?
Belgium ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (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

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (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
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (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.