Australia vs Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Australia
20.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Korea
20.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Korea rank
16th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 20.71 billion tonnes against 20.04 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 667.80 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 120 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Korea ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 245.93 million tonnes | 4,917 tonnes | 245.92 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 392.27 million tonnes | 107,180 tonnes | 392.16 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 638.98 million tonnes | 540,324 tonnes | 638.44 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 912.67 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 910.52 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.28 billion tonnes | 8.57 million tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 39.36 million tonnes | 1.79 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 188.76 million tonnes | 2.53 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.14 billion tonnes | 728.53 million tonnes | 3.42 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.14 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 4.11 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.80 billion tonnes | 4.66 billion tonnes | 4.14 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 12.27 billion tonnes | 9.05 billion tonnes | 3.22 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.26 billion tonnes | 14.81 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.27 billion tonnes | 19.52 billion tonnes | 252.76 million tonnes | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Australia or Korea?
- Korea, at 20.71 billion tonnes against 20.04 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Australia and Korea?
- 667.80 million tonnes, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 17th and Korea ranks 16th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.