South Korea vs Netherlands: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
South Korea
5,943 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands
3,562 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Korea rank
7th
Netherlands rank
9th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 5,943 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,562 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 2,381 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.7 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
South Korea ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 317.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,963 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,646 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 876.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,780 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,904 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1,748 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,516 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,768 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3,657 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,248 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,591 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5,067 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,427 tonnes per square kilometre | 359.8 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 6,488 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,047 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,441 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6,086 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,934 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,152 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, South Korea or Netherlands?
- South Korea, at 5,943 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,562 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between South Korea and Netherlands?
- 2,381 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.