South Korea vs Palau: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
South Korea
11.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palau
12.78 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
19th
Palau rank
16th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- South Korea
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 12.78 tonnes per person against 11.21 tonnes per person in South Korea, a difference of 1.57 tonnes per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
South Korea ranks 19th and Palau ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9656 tonnes per person | 6.11 tonnes per person | 5.15 tonnes per person | Palau |
| 1970s | 2.39 tonnes per person | 12.73 tonnes per person | 10.34 tonnes per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 4.15 tonnes per person | 12.41 tonnes per person | 8.26 tonnes per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 7.84 tonnes per person | 12.12 tonnes per person | 4.27 tonnes per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 10.18 tonnes per person | 11.14 tonnes per person | 0.963 tonnes per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 12.44 tonnes per person | 12.03 tonnes per person | 0.418 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 11.48 tonnes per person | 12.18 tonnes per person | 0.7002 tonnes per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, South Korea or Palau?
- Palau, at 12.78 tonnes per person against 11.21 tonnes per person in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between South Korea and Palau?
- 1.57 tonnes per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Palau rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 19th and Palau ranks 16th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.