Czechia vs South Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Czechia
9.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
9.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Czechia rank
14th
South Korea rank
16th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Czechia
- South Korea
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 9.86 billion tonnes against 9.14 billion tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 718.89 million tonnes.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 902.60 million tonnes | 4,917 tonnes | 902.60 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1910s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 101,027 tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 1920s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 540,324 tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 1930s | 1.96 billion tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 1940s | 2.45 billion tonnes | 8.39 million tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 1950s | 3.05 billion tonnes | 33.98 million tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 1960s | 3.97 billion tonnes | 148.92 million tonnes | 3.83 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 1970s | 5.19 billion tonnes | 392.83 million tonnes | 4.79 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 1980s | 6.55 billion tonnes | 933.61 million tonnes | 5.61 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 1990s | 7.74 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 5.84 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 2000s | 8.60 billion tonnes | 3.52 billion tonnes | 5.08 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 2010s | 9.34 billion tonnes | 6.31 billion tonnes | 3.03 billion tonnes | Czechia |
| 2020s | 9.78 billion tonnes | 8.62 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Czechia or South Korea?
- Czechia, at 9.86 billion tonnes against 9.14 billion tonnes in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Czechia and South Korea?
- 718.89 million tonnes, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Korea?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and South Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Czechia ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 16th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.