Australia vs Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 108.96 Mt CO2e against 100.51 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 8.45 Mt CO2e.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Korea ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.05 Mt CO2e | 9.16 Mt CO2e | 30.89 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1980s | 54.46 Mt CO2e | 20.66 Mt CO2e | 33.81 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1990s | 66.58 Mt CO2e | 63.72 Mt CO2e | 2.86 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2000s | 79.56 Mt CO2e | 85.2 Mt CO2e | 5.65 Mt CO2e | Korea |
| 2010s | 92.61 Mt CO2e | 95.26 Mt CO2e | 2.66 Mt CO2e | Korea |
| 2020s | 92.9 Mt CO2e | 104.35 Mt CO2e | 11.45 Mt CO2e | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Australia or Korea?
- Korea, at 108.96 Mt CO2e against 100.51 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Australia and Korea?
- 8.45 Mt CO2e, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Australia ranks 17th and Korea ranks 14th of 194 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 Transport (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
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).