Republic of Korea vs United States of America: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq)

Republic of Korea
84,146 kt
in 2023
United States of America
373,695 kt
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
11th
United States of America rank
11th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 373,695 kt against 84,146 kt in Republic of Korea, a difference of 289,549 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.4 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 11th of 232 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 3,069 kt 209,031 kt 205,963 kt United States of America
1970s 9,562 kt 254,700 kt 245,138 kt United States of America
1980s 17,634 kt 262,692 kt 245,058 kt United States of America
1990s 47,644 kt 296,107 kt 248,463 kt United States of America
2000s 57,494 kt 308,005 kt 250,511 kt United States of America
2010s 68,855 kt 324,523 kt 255,668 kt United States of America
2020s 81,850 kt 363,366 kt 281,516 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq), Republic of Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 373,695 kt against 84,146 kt in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) between Republic of Korea and United States of America?
289,549 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and United States of America rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq)?
Republic of Korea ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 11th of 232 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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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
265 places, 15,268 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