Japan vs South Korea: Annual co2 cement

Japan
20.30 million
in 2024
South Korea
20.57 million
in 2024
Japan rank
13th
South Korea rank
12th

Annual co2 cement over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M190519642024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 20.57 million against 20.30 million in Japan, a difference of 266,800.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 12th of 211 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 10 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1920s 2.00 million 0 2.00 million Japan
1930s 2.44 million 8,094 2.43 million Japan
1940s 1.46 million 15,998 1.45 million Japan
1950s 5.37 million 50,160 5.32 million Japan
1960s 17.39 million 894,762 16.50 million Japan
1970s 36.05 million 5.08 million 30.97 million Japan
1980s 38.92 million 10.50 million 28.42 million Japan
1990s 39.92 million 23.98 million 15.94 million Japan
2000s 31.39 million 25.49 million 5.89 million Japan
2010s 25.81 million 25.28 million 537,510 Japan
2020s 22.49 million 22.65 million 163,760 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co2 cement, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 20.57 million against 20.30 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co2 cement between Japan and South Korea?
266,800, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for annual co2 cement?
Japan ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 12th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual co2 cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual co2 cement
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed