Haiti vs South Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Haiti
-4.24 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
-3.62 million tonnes
in 2024
Haiti rank
176th
South Korea rank
175th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Haiti
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports -3.62 million tonnes against -4.24 million tonnes in Haiti, a difference of 623,760 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Korea ahead.

Haiti ranks 176th and South Korea ranks 175th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 12 and South Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti South Korea Difference Ahead
1850s 2.06 million tonnes 3.25 million tonnes 1.19 million tonnes South Korea
1860s 2.15 million tonnes 2.27 million tonnes 122,128 tonnes South Korea
1870s 1.70 million tonnes 1.95 million tonnes 244,761 tonnes South Korea
1880s 3.11 million tonnes 775,306 tonnes 2.33 million tonnes Haiti
1890s 3.75 million tonnes 239,512 tonnes 3.51 million tonnes Haiti
1900s 4.75 million tonnes 317,361 tonnes 4.44 million tonnes Haiti
1910s 5.86 million tonnes 7.25 million tonnes 1.39 million tonnes South Korea
1920s 6.13 million tonnes 13.67 million tonnes 7.54 million tonnes South Korea
1930s 6.41 million tonnes 8.87 million tonnes 2.45 million tonnes South Korea
1940s 7.34 million tonnes 7.34 million tonnes 2,933 tonnes Haiti
1950s 8.57 million tonnes -148,987 tonnes 8.72 million tonnes Haiti
1960s 4.94 million tonnes 2.42 million tonnes 2.52 million tonnes Haiti
1970s 798,833 tonnes -192,864 tonnes 991,697 tonnes Haiti
1980s 642,024 tonnes -332,068 tonnes 974,093 tonnes Haiti
1990s 4.64 million tonnes -2.29 million tonnes 6.93 million tonnes Haiti
2000s 9.31 million tonnes -3.54 million tonnes 12.84 million tonnes Haiti
2010s 6.11 million tonnes -3.24 million tonnes 9.36 million tonnes Haiti
2020s -2.85 million tonnes -4.68 million tonnes 1.83 million tonnes Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Haiti or South Korea?
South Korea, at -3.62 million tonnes against -4.24 million tonnes in Haiti as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Haiti and South Korea?
623,760 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and South Korea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Haiti and South Korea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Haiti ranks 176th and South Korea ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.