Japan vs South Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per

Japan
0.0003 units per person
in 2019
South Korea
0.0004 units per person
in 2019
Japan rank
160th
South Korea rank
158th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
0000.0010.001199020042019

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0004 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 160th and South Korea ranks 158th of 208 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0006 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0001 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.0004 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0001 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.0004 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per between Japan and South Korea?
0.0001 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per?
Japan ranks 160th and South Korea ranks 158th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.