South Korea vs Nauru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

South Korea
405.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nauru
424.72 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
67th
Nauru rank
64th

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

  • South Korea
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 424.72 tonnes per person against 405.25 tonnes per person in South Korea, a difference of 19.47 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 67th and Nauru ranks 64th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Nauru Difference Ahead
1960s 20.62 tonnes per person 20.69 tonnes per person 0.0735 tonnes per person Nauru
1970s 31.56 tonnes per person 104.71 tonnes per person 73.15 tonnes per person Nauru
1980s 59.15 tonnes per person 225.92 tonnes per person 166.76 tonnes per person Nauru
1990s 111.64 tonnes per person 320.55 tonnes per person 208.92 tonnes per person Nauru
2000s 194.54 tonnes per person 404.73 tonnes per person 210.19 tonnes per person Nauru
2010s 297.17 tonnes per person 421.2 tonnes per person 124.03 tonnes per person Nauru
2020s 382.51 tonnes per person 420.09 tonnes per person 37.58 tonnes per person Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, South Korea or Nauru?
Nauru, at 424.72 tonnes per person against 405.25 tonnes per person in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between South Korea and Nauru?
19.47 tonnes per person, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nauru?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Nauru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
South Korea ranks 67th and Nauru ranks 64th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.