South Korea vs United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
South Korea
0 Mt CO2e per person
in 2024
United States
0 Mt CO2e per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
17th
United States rank
15th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0 Mt CO2e per person against 0 Mt CO2e per person in South Korea, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 203 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), South Korea or United States?
- United States, at 0 Mt CO2e per person against 0 Mt CO2e per person in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between South Korea and United States?
- 0 Mt CO2e per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- South Korea ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.