What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Republic of Korea and Samoa?

0.0024 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Samoa?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Samoa: Carbon intensity of GDP

Republic of Korea

0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Samoa

0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Republic of Korea rank

39th

Samoa rank

36th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Republic of Korea
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0024 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 39th and Samoa ranks 36th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.4248 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2368 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Republic of Korea
2000s	0.334 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2096 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Republic of Korea
2010s	0.2875 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2315 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Republic of Korea
2020s	0.2241 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2257 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0016 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Republic of Korea or Samoa?: Samoa, at 0.2087 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Republic of Korea and Samoa?: 0.0024 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Samoa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Samoa rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Republic of Korea ranks 39th and Samoa ranks 36th 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: 03 September 2026

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 $.