South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

South Korea
7.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
4.41 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
158th
Saudi Arabia rank
161st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 7.01 tonnes per person against 4.41 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.6 tonnes per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 194 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 16.38 tonnes per person -9.13 tonnes per person 25.51 tonnes per person South Korea
1970s 13.82 tonnes per person -1.01 tonnes per person 14.83 tonnes per person South Korea
1980s 11.81 tonnes per person 6.1 tonnes per person 5.71 tonnes per person South Korea
1990s 10.39 tonnes per person 10.14 tonnes per person 0.2432 tonnes per person South Korea
2000s 9.03 tonnes per person 7.5 tonnes per person 1.53 tonnes per person South Korea
2010s 7.93 tonnes per person 5.47 tonnes per person 2.47 tonnes per person South Korea
2020s 7.16 tonnes per person 4.75 tonnes per person 2.41 tonnes per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
South Korea, at 7.01 tonnes per person against 4.41 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
2.6 tonnes per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
South Korea ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.