Congo - Kinshasa vs South Korea
Congo - Kinshasa vs South Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.06 tonnes in Congo - Kinshasa and 11.36 tonnes in South Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 11.3 tonnes, or 200 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 192 and South Korea ranked 16 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.06 | 11.36 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.06 | 11.42 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.06 | 11.87 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.05 | 12.34 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.05 | 11.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.05 | 12.65 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.05 | 13.19 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.04 | 12.95 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.04 | 12.67 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.04 | 12.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.05 | 12.43 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.04 | 12.73 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.04 | 12.85 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.05 | 12.97 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.04 | 12.37 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.04 | 11.28 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.04 | 11.26 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.05 | 11.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.04 | 10.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.04 | 10.71 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.04 | 10.8 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.04 | 10.5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.04 | 10.38 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.04 | 10.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.04 | 9.92 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.05 | 9.24 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.05 | 8.5 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.06 | 9.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.06 | 9.59 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.05 | 9.03 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 8.46 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 7.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.04 | 7.34 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.05 | 6.75 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.09 | 6.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | 5.67 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.11 | 5.44 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.11 | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.11 | 4.77 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.12 | 4.63 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.13 | 4.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.14 | 4.02 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.11 | 3.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.14 | 3.81 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.13 | 3.71 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.14 | 3.7 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.13 | 3.31 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.13 | 3.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.13 | 2.84 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.14 | 2.58 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.14 | 2.42 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.14 | 2.34 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.14 | 1.94 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.14 | 1.92 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.15 | 1.93 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Congo - Kinshasa vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025South Korea: $37,470 in 2025
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023South Korea: 1.1% a year in 2025
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025South Korea: 2.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023South Korea: 49.6% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025