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

South Korea
0.2839 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mozambique
0.2956 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
South Korea rank
46th
Mozambique rank
43rd

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • South Korea
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ in South Korea, a difference of 0.0117 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 46th and Mozambique ranks 43rd of 164 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 0.2015 kilograms per international-$ 0.1005 kilograms per international-$ 0.101 kilograms per international-$ South Korea
1960s 0.4402 kilograms per international-$ 0.1197 kilograms per international-$ 0.3205 kilograms per international-$ South Korea
1970s 0.5425 kilograms per international-$ 0.1194 kilograms per international-$ 0.4231 kilograms per international-$ South Korea
1980s 0.4785 kilograms per international-$ 0.0762 kilograms per international-$ 0.4023 kilograms per international-$ South Korea
1990s 0.4371 kilograms per international-$ 0.0538 kilograms per international-$ 0.3833 kilograms per international-$ South Korea
2000s 0.381 kilograms per international-$ 0.0902 kilograms per international-$ 0.2907 kilograms per international-$ South Korea
2010s 0.3578 kilograms per international-$ 0.2212 kilograms per international-$ 0.1366 kilograms per international-$ South Korea
2020s 0.2927 kilograms per international-$ 0.2554 kilograms per international-$ 0.0373 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, South Korea or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.2956 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 South Korea and Mozambique?
0.0117 kilograms per international-$, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mozambique?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Mozambique rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
South Korea ranks 46th and Mozambique ranks 43rd 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-$).