Haiti vs South Korea: Per capita methane emissions
Haiti
0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Korea
0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Haiti rank
133rd
South Korea rank
131st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Haiti
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Haiti, a difference of 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Korea ahead.
Haiti ranks 133rd and South Korea ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 8 and South Korea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1860s | 0.6773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1870s | 0.6613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1880s | 0.6505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1890s | 0.6566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1900s | 0.6685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1910s | 0.6872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1920s | 0.7087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.7303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1940s | 0.7741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0.8564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1960s | 0.9353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1970s | 0.9532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1980s | 0.8971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1990s | 0.8487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 2000s | 0.8419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 2010s | 0.8355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 2020s | 0.7765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Haiti or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Haiti and South Korea?
- 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and South Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and South Korea rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Haiti ranks 133rd and South Korea ranks 131st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.