Korea vs Middle income: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita over time
- Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 12.91 t CO2e/capita against 5.53 t CO2e/capita in Middle income, a difference of 7.38 t CO2e/capita.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.3 times Middle income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 22nd of 203 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6 t CO2e/capita | 2.88 t CO2e/capita | 0.719 t CO2e/capita | Korea |
| 1980s | 5.66 t CO2e/capita | 3.05 t CO2e/capita | 2.61 t CO2e/capita | Korea |
| 1990s | 9.6 t CO2e/capita | 3.25 t CO2e/capita | 6.35 t CO2e/capita | Korea |
| 2000s | 11.95 t CO2e/capita | 3.88 t CO2e/capita | 8.07 t CO2e/capita | Korea |
| 2010s | 14.15 t CO2e/capita | 5.01 t CO2e/capita | 9.14 t CO2e/capita | Korea |
| 2020s | 13.32 t CO2e/capita | 5.35 t CO2e/capita | 7.97 t CO2e/capita | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf per capita, Korea or Middle income?
- Korea, at 12.91 t CO2e/capita against 5.53 t CO2e/capita in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf per capita between Korea and Middle income?
- 7.38 t CO2e/capita, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Middle income rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
- Korea ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 22nd of 203 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.