Korea vs Upper middle income: F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 731.25 Mt CO2e against 22.36 Mt CO2e in Korea, a difference of 708.89 Mt CO2e.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 32.7 times Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 154 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.06 Mt CO2e | 34.62 Mt CO2e | 28.57 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 11.77 Mt CO2e | 188.67 Mt CO2e | 176.9 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 17.12 Mt CO2e | 444.46 Mt CO2e | 427.34 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 20.68 Mt CO2e | 662.86 Mt CO2e | 642.18 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher f-gases emissions from industrial processes, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 731.25 Mt CO2e against 22.36 Mt CO2e in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in f-gases emissions from industrial processes between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 708.89 Mt CO2e, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for f-gases emissions from industrial processes?
- Korea ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 154 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 F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of fluorinated gases (hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).