Korea vs Maldives: Carbon intensity of GDP
Korea
0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives
0.3023 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Korea rank
93rd
Maldives rank
94th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3023 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0044 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 93rd and Maldives ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8778 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0578 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.82 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7518 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0702 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6816 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6315 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1611 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4704 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4965 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3052 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1913 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4274 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3761 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0513 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3331 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3152 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Korea or Maldives?
- Korea, at 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3023 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Korea and Maldives?
- 0.0044 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Maldives?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Maldives rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Korea ranks 93rd and Maldives ranks 94th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 constant 2021 US$.