South Korea vs Malta: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
South Korea
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
8th
Malta rank
10th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- South Korea
- Malta
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
South Korea ranks 8th and Malta ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0075 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0064 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.001 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), South Korea or Malta?
- South Korea, at 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between South Korea and Malta?
- 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Malta rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- South Korea ranks 8th and Malta ranks 10th of 203 countries.
- 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.