Austria vs South Korea: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Austria
-1.0%
in 2024
South Korea
-0.9%
in 2024
Austria rank
179th
South Korea rank
178th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Austria
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.9% against -1.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 179th and South Korea ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -11.2% | 19.3% | 30.6% | South Korea |
| 1920s | 44.0% | 16.5% | 27.5% | Austria |
| 1930s | -9.3% | 17.5% | 26.8% | South Korea |
| 1940s | 25.6% | 1,346.3% | 1,320.7% | South Korea |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 18.3% | 17.2% | South Korea |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 14.4% | 9.5% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 12.3% | 8.9% | South Korea |
| 1980s | -1.1% | 5.4% | 6.5% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 6.6% | 4.4% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 2.8% | 2.4% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | South Korea |
| 2020s | -3.5% | -2.0% | 1.6% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Austria or South Korea?
- South Korea, at -0.9% against -1.0% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Austria and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Korea?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.
- How do Austria and South Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Austria ranks 179th and South Korea ranks 178th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.