Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Czechia or South Korea?

South Korea, at 793,040 tonnes against 778,281 tonnes in Czechia as of 2022.

What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Czechia and South Korea?

14,759 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Korea?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Czechia vs South Korea: emissions of air pollutants

Czechia

778,281 tonnes

in 2022

South Korea

793,040 tonnes

in 2022

Czechia rank

69th

South Korea rank

67th

emissions of air pollutants over time

Czechia
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 793,040 tonnes against 778,281 tonnes in Czechia, a difference of 14,759 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was South Korea ahead.

Czechia ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 67th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 7 and South Korea in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1750s	538,337 tonnes	1.14 million tonnes	599,195 tonnes	South Korea
1760s	551,774 tonnes	1.14 million tonnes	593,150 tonnes	South Korea
1770s	565,132 tonnes	1.15 million tonnes	586,822 tonnes	South Korea
1780s	578,340 tonnes	1.16 million tonnes	580,234 tonnes	South Korea
1790s	591,320 tonnes	1.16 million tonnes	573,406 tonnes	South Korea
1800s	603,976 tonnes	1.17 million tonnes	566,375 tonnes	South Korea
1810s	616,204 tonnes	1.18 million tonnes	559,176 tonnes	South Korea
1820s	665,984 tonnes	1.16 million tonnes	492,958 tonnes	South Korea
1830s	759,804 tonnes	1.14 million tonnes	380,863 tonnes	South Korea
1840s	821,286 tonnes	1.15 million tonnes	329,790 tonnes	South Korea
1850s	857,795 tonnes	1.16 million tonnes	303,994 tonnes	South Korea
1860s	945,700 tonnes	1.17 million tonnes	227,857 tonnes	South Korea
1870s	1.10 million tonnes	1.18 million tonnes	87,890 tonnes	South Korea
1880s	1.25 million tonnes	1.19 million tonnes	61,918 tonnes	Czechia
1890s	1.36 million tonnes	1.20 million tonnes	164,232 tonnes	Czechia
1900s	1.39 million tonnes	1.21 million tonnes	177,708 tonnes	Czechia
1910s	1.27 million tonnes	1.30 million tonnes	33,586 tonnes	South Korea
1920s	1.03 million tonnes	1.55 million tonnes	517,708 tonnes	South Korea
1930s	900,209 tonnes	1.82 million tonnes	924,232 tonnes	South Korea
1940s	947,779 tonnes	2.22 million tonnes	1.27 million tonnes	South Korea
1950s	1.22 million tonnes	1.43 million tonnes	210,232 tonnes	South Korea
1960s	2.37 million tonnes	770,670 tonnes	1.60 million tonnes	Czechia
1970s	3.39 million tonnes	713,271 tonnes	2.68 million tonnes	Czechia
1980s	3.25 million tonnes	1.15 million tonnes	2.10 million tonnes	Czechia
1990s	1.62 million tonnes	1.35 million tonnes	263,204 tonnes	Czechia
2000s	974,987 tonnes	1.10 million tonnes	121,331 tonnes	South Korea
2010s	831,413 tonnes	971,793 tonnes	140,380 tonnes	South Korea
2020s	780,602 tonnes	813,712 tonnes	33,110 tonnes	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Czechia or South Korea?: South Korea, at 793,040 tonnes against 778,281 tonnes in Czechia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Czechia and South Korea?: 14,759 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Korea?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Czechia and South Korea rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: Czechia ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 67th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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