Indonesia vs South Korea: How have things changed?, per capita

Indonesia
0.0831 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Korea
0.0687 metric tons per person
in 2024
Indonesia rank
22nd
South Korea rank
25th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Indonesia
  • South Korea
0.020.040.060.08196519942024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.0831 metric tons per person against 0.0687 metric tons per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0144 metric tons per person.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.

Indonesia ranks 22nd and South Korea ranks 25th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0111 metric tons per person 0.0253 metric tons per person 0.0142 metric tons per person South Korea
1970s 0.011 metric tons per person 0.053 metric tons per person 0.042 metric tons per person South Korea
1980s 0.0147 metric tons per person 0.0745 metric tons per person 0.0598 metric tons per person South Korea
1990s 0.021 metric tons per person 0.0717 metric tons per person 0.0507 metric tons per person South Korea
2000s 0.03 metric tons per person 0.0588 metric tons per person 0.0288 metric tons per person South Korea
2010s 0.0746 metric tons per person 0.0665 metric tons per person 0.0081 metric tons per person Indonesia
2020s 0.0808 metric tons per person 0.071 metric tons per person 0.0098 metric tons per person Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Indonesia or South Korea?
Indonesia, at 0.0831 metric tons per person against 0.0687 metric tons per person in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Indonesia and South Korea?
0.0144 metric tons per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Korea?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and South Korea rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Indonesia ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

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.