Barbados vs South Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Barbados
146,076 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
208,934 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
16th
South Korea rank
13th

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

  • Barbados
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 208,934 tonnes per square kilometre against 146,076 tonnes per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 62,858 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 13th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 9,370 tonnes per square kilometre 5,862 tonnes per square kilometre 3,507 tonnes per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 19,478 tonnes per square kilometre 11,530 tonnes per square kilometre 7,948 tonnes per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 35,284 tonnes per square kilometre 24,954 tonnes per square kilometre 10,329 tonnes per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 58,415 tonnes per square kilometre 52,136 tonnes per square kilometre 6,278 tonnes per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 87,743 tonnes per square kilometre 96,938 tonnes per square kilometre 9,195 tonnes per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 121,514 tonnes per square kilometre 155,120 tonnes per square kilometre 33,606 tonnes per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 141,833 tonnes per square kilometre 199,785 tonnes per square kilometre 57,952 tonnes per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Barbados or South Korea?
South Korea, at 208,934 tonnes per square kilometre against 146,076 tonnes per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Barbados and South Korea?
62,858 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Barbados ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.