China vs Korea: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
China currently reports 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar against 0.269 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in Korea, a difference of 0.132 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Korea ranks 2nd of 66 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.751 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.6668 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | China |
| 2000s | 0.935 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.5639 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.3711 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | China |
| 2010s | 0.6015 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.3965 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.205 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | China |
| 2020s | 0.4493 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.2873 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.162 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators, China or Korea?
- China, at 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar against 0.269 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators between China and Korea?
- 0.132 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- China ranks 5th and Korea ranks 2nd of 66 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions