South Korea vs Malta: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

South Korea
0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
9th
Malta rank
8th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • South Korea
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

South Korea ranks 9th and Malta ranks 8th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
1980s 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0083 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0074 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0077 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, South Korea or Malta?
Malta, at 0.007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between South Korea and Malta?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Malta rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
South Korea ranks 9th and Malta ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.