Australia vs South Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Australia
2.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
2.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
South Korea rank
22nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.46 billion tonnes against 2.38 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 79.30 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1905 it was South Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 22nd of 146 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1980s | 225.88 million tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 222.41 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 539.59 million tonnes | 94.16 million tonnes | 445.43 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 505.59 million tonnes | 500.80 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.65 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 282.79 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.23 billion tonnes | 2.21 billion tonnes | 17.79 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Australia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.46 billion tonnes against 2.38 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Australia and South Korea?
- 79.30 million tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Australia ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 22nd of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.