Korea vs Pre-demographic dividend: Carbon intensity of GDP

Korea
0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
0.1226 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Korea rank
39th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
39th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Korea
  • Pre-demographic dividend
0.10.20.30.4199020072024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1226 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.0837 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.7 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 39th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 191 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4248 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1619 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2629 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Korea
2000s 0.334 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1192 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2147 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Korea
2010s 0.2875 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1086 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1789 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Korea
2020s 0.2241 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1223 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1018 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Korea or Pre-demographic dividend?
Korea, at 0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1226 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Korea and Pre-demographic dividend?
0.0837 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Pre-demographic dividend?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Korea and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Korea ranks 39th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.