Korea vs South Africa: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators

Korea
0.269 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
in 2022
South Africa
0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
in 2022
Korea rank
2nd
South Africa rank
4th

Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators over time

  • Korea
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar against 0.269 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in Korea, a difference of 0.136 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 4th of 12 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.751 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.9824 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.2314 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar South Africa
2000s 0.5639 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.7871 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.2232 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar South Africa
2010s 0.3965 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.5769 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.1804 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar South Africa
2020s 0.2873 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.4533 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators, Korea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.405 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 Korea and South Africa?
0.136 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Korea and South Africa rank globally for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
Korea ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 4th of 12 groups.
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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Indicator
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions
Unit
Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
80 places, 2,234 data points, 1995–2022
Last refreshed

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