South Korea vs Sweden: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 11.36 tonnes in South Korea and 3.57 tonnes in Sweden, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 7.79 tonnes, or 3.18 times that in Sweden.
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Latest figures
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 11.36 2024 | 12.43 | 16 of 202 |
| Sweden | 3.57 2024 | 4.41 | 81 of 202 |
| World | 4.69 2024 | 4.78 |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2024, South Korea ranked 16 and Sweden ranked 81 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | South Korea | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.36 | 3.57 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 11.42 | 3.48 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 11.87 | 3.6 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 12.34 | 3.89 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 11.91 | 3.67 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 12.65 | 3.84 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 13.19 | 3.9 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 12.95 | 4.16 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 12.67 | 4.28 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 12.62 | 4.38 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 12.43 | 4.41 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 12.73 | 4.58 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 12.85 | 4.8 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 12.97 | 5.13 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 12.37 | 5.64 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 11.28 | 5.05 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 11.26 | 5.61 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 11.11 | 5.78 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 10.81 | 6.07 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 10.71 | 6.04 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 10.8 | 6.46 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 10.5 | 6.66 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 10.38 | 6.65 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 10.07 | 6.53 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 9.92 | 6.54 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 9.24 | 6.96 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 8.5 | 7.12 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 9.99 | 6.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 9.59 | 7.66 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 9.03 | 7.1 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 8.46 | 7.17 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.91 | 6.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.34 | 6.94 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 6.75 | 6.69 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.07 | 6.68 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 5.67 | 6.79 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 5.44 | 7.17 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 4.87 | 7.41 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 4.77 | 7.67 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 4.63 | 7.49 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 4.47 | 7.03 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 4.02 | 7.09 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.74 | 7.8 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 3.81 | 8.54 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 3.71 | 9.46 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.7 | 10.38 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.31 | 10.03 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 3.18 | 10.72 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 2.84 | 11.24 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 2.58 | 10.41 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 2.42 | 10.23 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 2.34 | 11.09 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.94 | 10.98 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.92 | 10.99 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.93 | 11.96 | 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