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

Czechia
0.2771 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
South Korea
0.2839 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Czechia rank
47th
South Korea rank
46th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Czechia
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2771 kilograms per international-$ in Czechia, a difference of 0.0068 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 47th and South Korea ranks 46th of 164 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.63 kilograms per international-$ 0.5425 kilograms per international-$ 1.09 kilograms per international-$ Czechia
1980s 1.38 kilograms per international-$ 0.4785 kilograms per international-$ 0.8972 kilograms per international-$ Czechia
1990s 0.943 kilograms per international-$ 0.4371 kilograms per international-$ 0.5059 kilograms per international-$ Czechia
2000s 0.5817 kilograms per international-$ 0.381 kilograms per international-$ 0.2008 kilograms per international-$ Czechia
2010s 0.3653 kilograms per international-$ 0.3578 kilograms per international-$ 0.0074 kilograms per international-$ Czechia
2020s 0.2831 kilograms per international-$ 0.2927 kilograms per international-$ 0.0096 kilograms per international-$ South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Czechia or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2771 kilograms per international-$ in Czechia as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Czechia and South Korea?
0.0068 kilograms per international-$, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Korea?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Czechia and South Korea rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Czechia ranks 47th 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-$).