South Korea vs Middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
South Korea
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
8th
Middle income rank
11th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- South Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 16.2 times Middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 8th and Middle income ranks 11th of 203 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0059 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 Middle income?
- South Korea, at 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between South Korea and Middle income?
- 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- South Korea ranks 8th and Middle income ranks 11th 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.
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.