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
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-$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2022.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Australia ranks 45th and South Korea ranks 46th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).