Australia vs South Korea: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Australia
0.2857 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
South Korea
0.2839 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Australia rank
45th
South Korea rank
46th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ in South Korea, a difference of 0.0018 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 45th and South Korea ranks 46th of 164 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Korea Difference Ahead
1910s 0.5737 kilograms per international-$ 0.0017 kilograms per international-$ 0.572 kilograms per international-$ Australia
1920s 0.5578 kilograms per international-$ 0.0039 kilograms per international-$ 0.5539 kilograms per international-$ Australia
1930s 0.5163 kilograms per international-$ 0.0111 kilograms per international-$ 0.5052 kilograms per international-$ Australia
1940s 0.5188 kilograms per international-$ 0.0459 kilograms per international-$ 0.473 kilograms per international-$ Australia
1950s 0.5988 kilograms per international-$ 0.2015 kilograms per international-$ 0.3972 kilograms per international-$ Australia
1960s 0.5974 kilograms per international-$ 0.4402 kilograms per international-$ 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ Australia
1970s 0.5962 kilograms per international-$ 0.5425 kilograms per international-$ 0.0538 kilograms per international-$ Australia
1980s 0.5834 kilograms per international-$ 0.4785 kilograms per international-$ 0.105 kilograms per international-$ Australia
1990s 0.5605 kilograms per international-$ 0.4371 kilograms per international-$ 0.1234 kilograms per international-$ Australia
2000s 0.4644 kilograms per international-$ 0.381 kilograms per international-$ 0.0834 kilograms per international-$ Australia
2010s 0.3616 kilograms per international-$ 0.3578 kilograms per international-$ 0.0038 kilograms per international-$ Australia
2020s 0.3029 kilograms per international-$ 0.2927 kilograms per international-$ 0.0102 kilograms per international-$ Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Australia or South Korea?
Australia, at 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Australia and South Korea?
0.0018 kilograms per international-$, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
109 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2022.
How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Australia ranks 45th and South Korea ranks 46th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).