South Korea vs Upper middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
South Korea
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
9th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- South Korea
- Upper 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 Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 13.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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 | Upper 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 | 0.0004 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 Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between South Korea and Upper 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 Upper middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- South Korea ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.