Japan vs Republic of Korea: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq)

Japan
82,333 kt
in 2023
Republic of Korea
84,146 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
9th
Republic of Korea rank
8th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 84,146 kt against 82,333 kt in Japan, a difference of 1,813 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 201 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 63,873 kt 3,069 kt 60,805 kt Japan
1970s 97,979 kt 9,562 kt 88,417 kt Japan
1980s 104,095 kt 17,634 kt 86,462 kt Japan
1990s 132,436 kt 47,644 kt 84,792 kt Japan
2000s 98,126 kt 57,494 kt 40,632 kt Japan
2010s 85,378 kt 68,855 kt 16,523 kt Japan
2020s 85,314 kt 81,850 kt 3,464 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq), Japan or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 84,146 kt against 82,333 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) between Japan and Republic of Korea?
1,813 kt, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf