South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- South Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 20.97 billion tonnes against 19.21 billion tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.77 billion tonnes.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 89 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 194 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 279.24 million tonnes | -446,000 tonnes | 279.68 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1940s | 338.18 million tonnes | 37.70 million tonnes | 300.48 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1950s | 409.18 million tonnes | 126.53 million tonnes | 282.65 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1960s | 552.93 million tonnes | 183.86 million tonnes | 369.07 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 727.29 million tonnes | 384.88 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.41 billion tonnes | 2.22 billion tonnes | 190.31 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5.03 billion tonnes | 4.53 billion tonnes | 499.35 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 9.39 billion tonnes | 7.70 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 15.11 billion tonnes | 12.93 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | 19.79 billion tonnes | 17.84 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- South Korea, at 20.97 billion tonnes against 19.21 billion tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.77 billion tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- South Korea ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change with 79 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.