Korea vs United States: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Korea
635,818 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
United States
5.05 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Korea rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2) over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5.05 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 635,818 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Korea, a difference of 4.42 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes United States's figure about 7.9 times Korea's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 12 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 369,494 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5.43 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5.06 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | United States |
| 2000s | 520,638 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5.97 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5.45 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | United States |
| 2010s | 658,972 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5.40 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 4.74 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | United States |
| 2020s | 638,340 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 4.92 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 4.28 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — carbon dioxide, Korea or United States?
- United States, at 5.05 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 635,818 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — carbon dioxide between Korea and United States?
- 4.42 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — carbon dioxide?
- Korea ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.