South Korea vs Kyrgyzstan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
South Korea
0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
111th
Kyrgyzstan rank
109th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- South Korea
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
South Korea ranks 111th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 109th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 0.0222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 0.028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 0.0514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 0.0615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 0.064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 0.0843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 0.1026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 0.1764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, South Korea or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between South Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- South Korea ranks 111th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 109th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.