Japan vs South Korea
Japan vs South Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 7.84 tonnes in Japan and 11.36 tonnes in South Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 3.52 tonnes, or 1.45 times that in Japan.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Japan.
- In 2024, Japan ranked 27 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 | Japan | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.84 | 11.36 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 8.05 | 11.42 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 11.87 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 12.34 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.4 | 11.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.88 | 12.65 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 9.17 | 13.19 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 9.55 | 12.95 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 9.67 | 12.67 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 12.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 10.01 | 12.43 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 10.38 | 12.73 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 10.25 | 12.85 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.93 | 12.97 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.5 | 12.37 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.04 | 11.28 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.53 | 11.26 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.09 | 11.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.82 | 10.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 10.01 | 10.71 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.92 | 10.8 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.96 | 10.5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9.92 | 10.38 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 9.67 | 10.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 9.8 | 9.92 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 9.68 | 9.24 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 9.37 | 8.5 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 9.77 | 9.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 9.91 | 9.59 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 9.83 | 9.03 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 9.77 | 8.46 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 9.37 | 7.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 9.46 | 7.34 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 9.46 | 6.75 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 9.41 | 6.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 8.86 | 5.67 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 8.65 | 5.44 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 8.09 | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 8.07 | 4.77 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 8.14 | 4.63 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 8.42 | 4.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.91 | 4.02 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 7.93 | 3.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.34 | 3.81 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 8.59 | 3.71 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 8.89 | 3.7 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 8.76 | 3.31 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 8.83 | 3.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 8.7 | 2.84 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 8.5 | 2.58 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 9.11 | 2.42 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 9.26 | 2.34 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 8.33 | 1.94 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 8.01 | 1.92 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 8.21 | 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
Japan vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJapan: 98.7% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025