East Asia & Pacific vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
East Asia & Pacific
0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
5th
South Korea rank
8th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 8.6 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0056 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), East Asia & Pacific or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between East Asia & Pacific and South Korea?
- 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and South Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and South Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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.