Israel vs South Korea
Israel vs South Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.77 tonnes in Israel and 11.36 tonnes in South Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 5.6 tonnes, or 1.97 times that in Israel.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Israel.
- In 2024, Israel ranked 43 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 | Israel | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.77 | 11.36 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 6.14 | 11.42 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 6.66 | 11.87 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 6.51 | 12.34 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 6.66 | 11.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 7.21 | 12.65 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.15 | 13.19 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.78 | 12.95 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.91 | 12.67 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 8.11 | 12.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 8.02 | 12.43 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 8.47 | 12.73 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.81 | 12.85 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.16 | 12.97 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.44 | 12.37 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.96 | 11.28 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.27 | 11.26 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.39 | 11.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.22 | 10.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 8.93 | 10.71 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9.51 | 10.38 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 9.2 | 10.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 9.43 | 9.92 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 8.97 | 9.24 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 8.96 | 8.5 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 9.07 | 9.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 9.01 | 9.59 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 8.69 | 9.03 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 8.35 | 8.46 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 8.01 | 7.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.5 | 7.34 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.25 | 6.75 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.56 | 6.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.48 | 5.67 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.33 | 5.44 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 7.02 | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.54 | 4.77 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.1 | 4.63 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 5.8 | 4.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 5.67 | 4.02 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 5.57 | 3.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 5.38 | 3.81 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 5.27 | 3.71 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 5.43 | 3.7 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 5.47 | 3.31 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 5.25 | 3.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 5.14 | 2.84 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 5.27 | 2.58 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 5.12 | 2.42 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 5.14 | 2.34 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 5 | 1.94 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 4.87 | 1.92 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 5.02 | 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
Israel vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025