South Korea vs Vanuatu: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
South Korea
0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
111th
Vanuatu rank
108th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- South Korea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 111th and Vanuatu ranks 108th of 201 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 0.0222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 0.028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 0.0514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 0.0615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 0.064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.0843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 0.1026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.1764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.2631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, South Korea or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.2665 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 Vanuatu?
- 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- South Korea ranks 111th and Vanuatu ranks 108th 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.