South Korea vs Togo: Per capita methane emissions
South Korea
0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Togo
0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
131st
Togo rank
134th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- South Korea
- Togo
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Togo, a difference of 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 131st and Togo ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 15 and Togo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1860s | 0.7964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1870s | 0.7981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1880s | 0.8004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1890s | 0.8077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1900s | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1910s | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1920s | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.8813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1940s | 0.9493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0.7549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.6752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Togo |
| 2010s | 0.5715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Togo |
| 2020s | 0.7055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, South Korea or Togo?
- South Korea, at 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between South Korea and Togo?
- 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Togo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Togo rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- South Korea ranks 131st and Togo ranks 134th 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.