Republic of Korea vs United States of America: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq)

Republic of Korea
67,911 kt
in 2023
United States of America
512,768 kt
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
18th
United States of America rank
11th

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 512,768 kt against 67,911 kt in Republic of Korea, a difference of 444,857 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 7.6 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 11th of 256 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 41,319 kt 445,098 kt 403,779 kt United States of America
2000s 53,283 kt 519,060 kt 465,777 kt United States of America
2010s 63,250 kt 504,232 kt 440,981 kt United States of America
2020s 67,133 kt 505,190 kt 438,057 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq), Republic of Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 512,768 kt against 67,911 kt in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) between Republic of Korea and United States of America?
444,857 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and United States of America rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
Republic of Korea ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 11th of 256 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
290 places, 9,635 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf