Germany vs South Korea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC

Germany
0.1022 units per square kilometre
in 2019
South Korea
0.1072 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Germany rank
25th
South Korea rank
23rd

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.1072 units per square kilometre against 0.1022 units per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.005 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1616 units per square kilometre 0.0922 units per square kilometre 0.0694 units per square kilometre Germany
1970s 0.1692 units per square kilometre 0.0985 units per square kilometre 0.0708 units per square kilometre Germany
1980s 0.1777 units per square kilometre 0.1117 units per square kilometre 0.066 units per square kilometre Germany
1990s 0.1373 units per square kilometre 0.1159 units per square kilometre 0.0214 units per square kilometre Germany
2000s 0.1143 units per square kilometre 0.1047 units per square kilometre 0.0096 units per square kilometre Germany
2010s 0.1082 units per square kilometre 0.1076 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc, Germany or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.1072 units per square kilometre against 0.1022 units per square kilometre in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc between Germany and South Korea?
0.005 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
Germany ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.