Euro area vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Euro area
0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Euro area rank
6th
South Korea rank
8th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Euro area
- 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 Euro area, a difference of 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 8.7 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Euro area |
| 1980s | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0058 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), Euro area or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Euro area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Euro area and South Korea?
- 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Euro area and South Korea rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Euro area ranks 6th 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.
Individual pages
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.