South Korea vs Turkmenistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

South Korea
11.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
10.77 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
19th
Turkmenistan rank
20th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • South Korea
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 11.22 tonnes per person against 10.77 tonnes per person in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.45 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

South Korea ranks 19th and Turkmenistan ranks 20th of 194 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0028 tonnes per person 1.52 tonnes per person 1.52 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
1910s 0.652 tonnes per person 1.52 tonnes per person 0.8728 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
1920s 1.11 tonnes per person 1.17 tonnes per person 0.0564 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
1930s 0.6466 tonnes per person 2.94 tonnes per person 2.29 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
1940s 0.4842 tonnes per person 3.6 tonnes per person 3.12 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
1950s 0.2733 tonnes per person 8.02 tonnes per person 7.75 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
1960s 0.9468 tonnes per person 8.54 tonnes per person 7.59 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
1970s 2.36 tonnes per person 9.95 tonnes per person 7.59 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
1980s 4.11 tonnes per person 10.16 tonnes per person 6.05 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
1990s 7.77 tonnes per person 9.02 tonnes per person 1.25 tonnes per person Turkmenistan
2000s 10.28 tonnes per person 9.97 tonnes per person 0.3073 tonnes per person South Korea
2010s 12.51 tonnes per person 10.32 tonnes per person 2.18 tonnes per person South Korea
2020s 11.47 tonnes per person 11.92 tonnes per person 0.4503 tonnes per person Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, South Korea or Turkmenistan?
South Korea, at 11.22 tonnes per person against 10.77 tonnes per person in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between South Korea and Turkmenistan?
0.45 tonnes per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkmenistan?
116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
South Korea ranks 19th and Turkmenistan ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.