Curacao vs South Korea: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Curacao
12.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Korea
11.29 tonnes per person
in 2024
Curacao rank
18th
South Korea rank
21st
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Curacao
- South Korea
How they compare
Curacao currently reports 12.34 tonnes per person against 11.29 tonnes per person in South Korea, a difference of 1.05 tonnes per person.
That makes Curacao's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curacao ahead.
Curacao ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 21st of 213 countries.
Curacao has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curacao | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.72 tonnes per person | 0.2676 tonnes per person | 81.45 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1960s | 70.07 tonnes per person | 0.8702 tonnes per person | 69.2 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1970s | 74.88 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | 72.52 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1980s | 44.14 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 40.03 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1990s | 24.09 tonnes per person | 7.82 tonnes per person | 16.27 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 2000s | 35.1 tonnes per person | 10.35 tonnes per person | 24.75 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 2010s | 32.17 tonnes per person | 12.57 tonnes per person | 19.6 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 2020s | 11.71 tonnes per person | 11.56 tonnes per person | 0.151 tonnes per person | Curacao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Curacao or South Korea?
- Curacao, at 12.34 tonnes per person against 11.29 tonnes per person in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Curacao and South Korea?
- 1.05 tonnes per person, with Curacao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and South Korea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Curacao and South Korea rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Curacao ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 21st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.