South Korea vs Qatar: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square
South Korea
0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
0.0136 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
9th
Qatar rank
6th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time
- South Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.0136 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.0 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
South Korea ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.0074 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0111 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0128 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0057 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Qatar |
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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.0136 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 Qatar?
- 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- South Korea ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 6th 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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About this data
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.