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
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-$, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Korea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Czechia and South Korea rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 47th and South Korea ranks 46th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).