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South Korea vs Taiwan: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

South Korea
11.29 tonnes per person
in 2024
Taiwan
11.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
21st
Taiwan rank
20th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 11.3 tonnes per person against 11.29 tonnes per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0153 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Taiwan ahead.

South Korea ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 20th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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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.