Australia vs South Korea: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source

Australia
5.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Korea
4.78 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
South Korea rank
9th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 5.34 tonnes per person against 4.78 tonnes per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.5514 tonnes per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 115 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 9th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
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