Republic of Korea vs United States: Waste — Emissions per capita
Republic of Korea
0.43 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United States
0.43 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
49th
United States rank
49th
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Republic of Korea
- United States
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.43 t CO2eq/cap against 0.43 t CO2eq/cap in United States, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 49th and United States ranks 49th of 222 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.281 t CO2eq/cap | 0.836 t CO2eq/cap | 0.555 t CO2eq/cap | United States |
| 2000s | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | United States |
| 2010s | 0.305 t CO2eq/cap | 0.434 t CO2eq/cap | 0.129 t CO2eq/cap | United States |
| 2020s | 0.4175 t CO2eq/cap | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0125 t CO2eq/cap | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Republic of Korea or United States?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.43 t CO2eq/cap against 0.43 t CO2eq/cap in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Republic of Korea and United States?
- 0 t CO2eq/cap, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and United States rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Republic of Korea ranks 49th and United States ranks 49th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.