South Korea vs Qatar: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
South Korea
0.2839 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Qatar
0.2871 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
South Korea rank
46th
Qatar rank
44th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- South Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.2871 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ in South Korea, a difference of 0.0032 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
South Korea ranks 46th and Qatar ranks 44th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2015 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2148 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0133 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
| 1960s | 0.4402 kilograms per international-$ | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8043 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
| 1970s | 0.5425 kilograms per international-$ | 1.2 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6595 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.4785 kilograms per international-$ | 1.98 kilograms per international-$ | 1.5 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.4371 kilograms per international-$ | 2.79 kilograms per international-$ | 2.36 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7885 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4076 kilograms per international-$ | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.3578 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2772 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0806 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2927 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2844 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0083 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 Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.2871 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 Qatar?
- 0.0032 kilograms per international-$, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 46th and Qatar ranks 44th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).