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
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-$, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mozambique?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Mozambique rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 46th and Mozambique ranks 43rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).