Japan vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 54.28 Mt CO2e against 53.11 Mt CO2e in South Korea, a difference of 1.17 Mt CO2e.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 11th of 203 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.33 Mt CO2e | 9.13 Mt CO2e | 77.2 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1980s | 78.33 Mt CO2e | 16.53 Mt CO2e | 61.8 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1990s | 85.88 Mt CO2e | 39.56 Mt CO2e | 46.32 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2000s | 78.39 Mt CO2e | 46.59 Mt CO2e | 31.79 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 68.98 Mt CO2e | 47.3 Mt CO2e | 21.68 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2020s | 57.99 Mt CO2e | 53.91 Mt CO2e | 4.08 Mt CO2e | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 54.28 Mt CO2e against 53.11 Mt CO2e in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes between Japan and South Korea?
- 1.17 Mt CO2e, with Japan 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 industrial processes?
- Japan ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 11th of 203 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 Processes (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 industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).