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

0.0018 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Korea ahead.

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

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.

Korea vs Ukraine: Carbon intensity of GDP

Korea

0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Ukraine

0.2045 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Korea rank

39th

Ukraine rank

41st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Korea
Ukraine

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2045 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0018 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ukraine ahead.

Korea ranks 39th and Ukraine ranks 41st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.4248 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.7285 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3037 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Ukraine
2000s	0.334 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.5221 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Ukraine
2010s	0.2875 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3488 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0613 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Ukraine
2020s	0.2241 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2363 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0122 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Korea or Ukraine?: Korea, at 0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2045 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Korea and Ukraine?: 0.0018 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Ukraine?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Korea and Ukraine rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Korea ranks 39th and Ukraine ranks 41st 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 $.