China vs South Korea: How have things changed?, per capita
China
0.0676 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Korea
0.0687 metric tons per person
in 2024
China rank
26th
South Korea rank
25th
How have things changed?, per capita over time
- China
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.0687 metric tons per person against 0.0676 metric tons per person in China, a difference of 0.0011 metric tons per person.
Across all 60 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
China ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 25th of 215 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 0.0253 metric tons per person | 0.0202 metric tons per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.006 metric tons per person | 0.053 metric tons per person | 0.047 metric tons per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0089 metric tons per person | 0.0745 metric tons per person | 0.0656 metric tons per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0249 metric tons per person | 0.0717 metric tons per person | 0.0468 metric tons per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0405 metric tons per person | 0.0588 metric tons per person | 0.0183 metric tons per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0535 metric tons per person | 0.0665 metric tons per person | 0.013 metric tons per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0631 metric tons per person | 0.071 metric tons per person | 0.0079 metric tons per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, China or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.0687 metric tons per person against 0.0676 metric tons per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between China and South Korea?
- 0.0011 metric tons per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do China and South Korea rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
- China ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 25th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.