South Korea vs Mozambique: Per capita methane emissions
South Korea
0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mozambique
0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
131st
Mozambique rank
128th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- South Korea
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 131st and Mozambique ranks 128th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 11 and Mozambique in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1860s | 0.7964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1870s | 0.7981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1880s | 0.8004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1890s | 0.8077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1900s | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1910s | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1920s | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.8813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1940s | 0.9493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0.7549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 0.6752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 0.669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.7781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.5715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.7055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, South Korea or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between South Korea and Mozambique?
- 0.015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mozambique?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Mozambique rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- South Korea ranks 131st and Mozambique ranks 128th 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.