South Korea vs Qatar: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
South Korea
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
0.0112 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
8th
Qatar rank
6th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- South Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.0112 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.9 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
South Korea ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0105 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0042 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Qatar |
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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.0112 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between South Korea and Qatar?
- 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- South Korea ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 6th 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.