South Korea vs Venezuela: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
South Korea
-5.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
-3.55 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
204th
Venezuela rank
201st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- South Korea
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -3.55 million tonnes against -5.50 million tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 1.95 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 47 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1910 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 204th and Venezuela ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2,893 tonnes | 16,618 tonnes | 13,725 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 9,989 tonnes | 180,198 tonnes | 170,209 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 49,226 tonnes | 503,564 tonnes | 454,337 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 155,312 tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 904,505 tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 3.12 million tonnes | 378,384 tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 9.04 million tonnes | 753,429 tonnes | 8.29 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 9.06 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | 5.85 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 18.70 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | 15.25 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 12.73 million tonnes | 904,972 tonnes | 11.83 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 10.83 million tonnes | -4.67 million tonnes | 15.50 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | -12.48 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 14.61 million tonnes | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, South Korea or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -3.55 million tonnes against -5.50 million tonnes in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between South Korea and Venezuela?
- 1.95 million tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Venezuela?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Venezuela rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- South Korea ranks 204th and Venezuela ranks 201st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.