South Korea vs Nauru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
South Korea
208,934 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
250,640 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
13th
Nauru rank
10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- South Korea
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 250,640 tonnes per square kilometre against 208,934 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 41,706 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 13th and Nauru ranks 10th 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 | 6,380 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,473 tonnes per square kilometre | 92.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1970s | 11,530 tonnes per square kilometre | 37,098 tonnes per square kilometre | 25,568 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 24,954 tonnes per square kilometre | 96,803 tonnes per square kilometre | 71,848 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 52,136 tonnes per square kilometre | 161,528 tonnes per square kilometre | 109,391 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 96,938 tonnes per square kilometre | 203,590 tonnes per square kilometre | 106,652 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2010s | 155,120 tonnes per square kilometre | 227,571 tonnes per square kilometre | 72,451 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2020s | 199,785 tonnes per square kilometre | 246,276 tonnes per square kilometre | 46,491 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, South Korea or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 250,640 tonnes per square kilometre against 208,934 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between South Korea and Nauru?
- 41,706 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nauru?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Nauru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- South Korea ranks 13th and Nauru ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.