Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in South Korea
South Korea: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 279,644 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in South Korea, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in South Korea is 279,644 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in South Korea peaked at 279,644 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31,114 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places South Korea 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,114 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 36,490 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 41,253 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 47,622 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 53,784 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 61,080 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 67,654 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 74,085 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 65,057 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 73,956 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 87,874 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 94,593 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 96,402 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 101,092 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 110,725 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 115,551 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 123,492 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 133,839 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 142,482 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 149,851 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 169,123 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 183,678 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 191,676 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 198,944 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 203,237 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 216,902 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 226,869 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 240,454 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 253,360 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 255,199 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 256,831 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 279,644 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 279,644 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,772 current US$ per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 279,644 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,492 current US$ per square kilometre, 19.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,210 current US$ per square kilometre | 31,114 current US$ per square kilometre | 74,085 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,590 current US$ per square kilometre | 87,874 current US$ per square kilometre | 149,851 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,944 current US$ per square kilometre | 169,123 current US$ per square kilometre | 255,199 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 268,238 current US$ per square kilometre | 256,831 current US$ per square kilometre | 279,644 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 8 Maldives 322,448 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Aruba 319,464 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 United States Virgin Islands 309,506 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Kuwait 215,408 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Netherlands 187,980 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Malta 179,551 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 307.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 224.29 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 168.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4147 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in South Korea?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in South Korea was 279,644 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 279,644 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,114 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- South Korea ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.