South Korea vs Senegal: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
South Korea
0.2839 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Senegal
0.2722 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
South Korea rank
46th
Senegal rank
49th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- South Korea
- Senegal
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2722 kilograms per international-$ in Senegal, a difference of 0.0117 kilograms per international-$.
Across all 73 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 49th of 164 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2015 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0528 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1487 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.4402 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1034 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3368 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5425 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1782 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3642 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.4785 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2194 kilograms per international-$ | 0.259 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.4371 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2489 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1978 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1832 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3578 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2545 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1033 kilograms per international-$ | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2927 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ | 0.042 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 Senegal?
- South Korea, at 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2722 kilograms per international-$ in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between South Korea and Senegal?
- 0.0117 kilograms per international-$, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Senegal?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Senegal rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 49th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).