South Korea vs United Kingdom
South Korea vs United Kingdom: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 11.36 tonnes in South Korea and 4.22 tonnes in United Kingdom, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 7.14 tonnes, or 2.69 times that in United Kingdom.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 2000, when it overtook United Kingdom.
- In 2024, South Korea ranked 16 and United Kingdom ranked 64 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.36 | 4.22 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 11.42 | 4.45 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 11.87 | 4.81 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 12.34 | 5.05 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 11.91 | 4.79 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 12.65 | 5.39 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 13.19 | 5.64 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 12.95 | 5.77 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 12.67 | 5.97 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 12.62 | 6.39 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 12.43 | 6.67 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 12.73 | 7.33 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 12.85 | 7.56 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 12.97 | 7.26 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 12.37 | 7.98 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 11.28 | 7.76 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 11.26 | 8.64 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 11.11 | 8.98 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 10.81 | 9.2 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 10.71 | 9.26 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 10.8 | 9.36 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 10.38 | 9.22 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 10.07 | 9.53 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 9.92 | 9.37 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 9.24 | 9.27 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 8.5 | 9.36 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 9.99 | 9.38 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 9.59 | 9.76 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 9.03 | 9.45 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 8.46 | 9.59 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.91 | 9.74 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.34 | 10.05 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 6.75 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.07 | 10.18 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 5.67 | 10.15 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 5.44 | 10.42 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 4.87 | 10.48 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 4.77 | 10.42 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 4.63 | 10.2 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 4.47 | 9.75 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 4.02 | 10.06 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.74 | 10.18 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 3.81 | 10.46 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 3.71 | 10.81 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.7 | 11.96 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.31 | 11.33 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 3.18 | 11.36 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 2.84 | 11.21 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 2.58 | 11.1 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 2.42 | 11.47 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 2.34 | 12.28 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.94 | 11.73 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.92 | 11.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.93 | 12.1 | 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
South Korea vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancySouth Korea: 84.3 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSouth Korea: 99.3% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionSouth Korea: 3.17% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Korea: 81.2% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Korea: 44.5 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Korea: 18.3% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSouth Korea: $37,470 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthSouth Korea: 1.1% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSouth Korea: 2.1% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtSouth Korea: 49.6% of GDP in 2024United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Korea: $48.9B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Korea: $924 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Korea: 569,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025