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

Korea
0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
in 2022
South Africa
0.527 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
in 2022
Korea rank
3rd
South Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Korea
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.527 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar against 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in Korea, a difference of 0.292 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.2 times Korea's.

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

Korea ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 2nd 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 0.6934 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 1.17 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.481 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar South Africa
2000s 0.4914 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.9803 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.4889 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar South Africa
2010s 0.3673 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.717 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.3497 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar South Africa
2020s 0.26 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.6013 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 0.3413 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 0.527 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar against 0.235 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?
0.292 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 3rd and South Africa ranks 2nd 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 — Production-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 — Production-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