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CO2 emissions per capita — South Korea

CO2 emissions per capita in South Korea in 2024 — 11.29 t/person. Ranked 193 in the world out of 213.

2024 11.29 t/person −0.87% vs 2023
World rank 193of 213
Period maximum 12.98 t/person2018
Period minimum 0 t/person1905

Trend over time

1905–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — South Korea, 1905–2024051015190519171929194119531965197719892001201320241905: 0 t/person1910: 0 t/person1912: 0 t/person1914: 0 t/person1916: 0 t/person1919: 0 t/person1921: 0 t/person1923: 0 t/person1925: 0.01 t/person1927: 0.01 t/person1929: 0.01 t/person1931: 0.01 t/person1933: 0.01 t/person1935: 0.02 t/person1937: 0.02 t/person1939: 0.04 t/person1941: 0.06 t/person1943: 0.06 t/person1945: 0 t/person1947: 0.05 t/person1949: 0.11 t/person1951: 0.15 t/person1953: 0.23 t/person1955: 0.29 t/person1957: 0.35 t/person1959: 0.44 t/person1961: 0.54 t/person1963: 0.75 t/person1965: 0.85 t/person1967: 1.15 t/person1969: 1.33 t/person1971: 1.76 t/person1973: 2.11 t/person1975: 2.28 t/person1977: 2.86 t/person1979: 3.52 t/person1981: 3.61 t/person1983: 3.73 t/person1985: 4.1 t/person1987: 4.38 t/person1989: 5.14 t/person1991: 6.2 t/person1993: 7.36 t/person1995: 8.46 t/person1997: 9.69 t/person1999: 8.83 t/person2001: 9.69 t/person2003: 10.21 t/person2005: 10.42 t/person2007: 10.83 t/person2009: 11.08 t/person2011: 12.69 t/person2013: 12.67 t/person2015: 12.44 t/person2017: 12.71 t/person2019: 12.48 t/person2021: 11.88 t/person2023: 11.39 t/person2024: 11.29 t/person
Change over the period: +11.29

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 11.29 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.93 t/person
Eastern Asia computed 8.56 t/person
High-income countries computed 9.8 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 11.29 −0.1 −0.87%
2023 11.39 −0.34 −2.86%
2022 11.72 −0.16 −1.36%
2021 11.88 +0.36 +3.11%
2020 11.52 −0.96 −7.67%
2019 12.48 −0.5 −3.82%
2018 12.98 +0.26 +2.08%
2017 12.71 +0.28 +2.24%
2016 12.44 −0 −0.03%
2015 12.44 −0.01 −0.11%
2014 12.45 −0.22 −1.74%
2013 12.67 +0.01 +0.11%
2012 12.66 −0.03 −0.24%
2011 12.69 +0.5 +4.13%
2010 12.19 +1.11 +10.01%
2009 11.08 +0.06 +0.57%
2008 11.02 +0.19 +1.72%
2007 10.83 +0.34 +3.25%
2006 10.49 +0.07 +0.63%
2005 10.42 +0.12 +1.16%
2004 10.3 +0.09 +0.88%
2003 10.21 +0.15 +1.46%
2002 10.07 +0.38 +3.92%
2001 9.69 +0.28 +2.94%
2000 9.41 +0.58 +6.57%
1999 8.83 +0.65 +7.96%
1998 8.18 −1.51 −15.58%
1997 9.69 +0.46 +5%
1996 9.23 +0.77 +9.08%
1995 8.46 +0.58 +7.31%
1994 7.88 +0.53 +7.14%
1993 7.36 +0.64 +9.53%
1992 6.72 +0.51 +8.25%
1991 6.2 +0.52 +9.17%
1990 5.68 +0.55 +10.67%
1989 5.14 +0.22 +4.48%
1988 4.92 +0.54 +12.21%
1987 4.38 +0.15 +3.64%
1986 4.23 +0.13 +3.05%
1985 4.1 +0.14 +3.61%
1984 3.96 +0.23 +6.17%
1983 3.73 +0.15 +4.22%
1982 3.58 −0.03 −0.86%
1981 3.61 +0.08 +2.3%
1980 3.53 +0 +0.11%
1979 3.52 +0.49 +16.12%
1978 3.03 +0.17 +6.01%
1977 2.86 +0.3 +11.84%
1976 2.56 +0.28 +12.43%
1975 2.28 +0.14 +6.31%
1974 2.14 +0.03 +1.57%
1973 2.11 +0.33 +18.76%
1972 1.78 +0.01 +0.8%
1971 1.76 +0.11 +6.66%
1970 1.65 +0.32 +23.86%
1969 1.33 +0.14 +11.74%
1968 1.19 +0.04 +3.65%
1967 1.15 +0.15 +14.53%
1966 1.01 +0.15 +17.82%
1965 0.85 +0.08 +10.49%
1964 0.77 +0.02 +3.07%
1963 0.75 +0.12 +19.46%
1962 0.63 +0.09 +16.54%
1961 0.54 +0.06 +12.08%
1960 0.48 +0.04 +8.11%
1959 0.44 +0.08 +20.65%
1958 0.37 +0.02 +6.05%
1957 0.35 +0.02 +5.15%
1956 0.33 +0.04 +13.4%
1955 0.29 +0.05 +20.75%
1954 0.24 +0.02 +6.64%
1953 0.23 +0.06 +32.16%
1952 0.17 +0.02 +16.33%
1951 0.15 +0.04 +32.43%
1950 0.11 +0 +0%
1949 0.11 +0.02 +27.59%
1948 0.09 +0.04 +81.25%
1947 0.05 +0.02 +77.78%
1946 0.03 +0.03 —
1945 0 −0.06 −100%
1944 0.06 +0 +1.72%
1943 0.06 −0 −4.92%
1942 0.06 +0 +7.02%
1941 0.06 +0.01 +9.62%
1940 0.05 +0.01 +26.83%
1939 0.04 +0.01 +28.13%
1938 0.03 +0.01 +33.33%
1937 0.02 +0 +4.35%
1936 0.02 +0 +15%
1935 0.02 +0 +17.65%
1934 0.02 +0 +30.77%
1933 0.01 +0 +18.18%
1932 0.01 +0 +10%
1931 0.01 +0 +11.11%
1930 0.01 −0 −10%
1929 0.01 +0 +11.11%
1928 0.01 +0 +12.5%
1927 0.01 +0 +0%
1926 0.01 +0 +14.29%
1925 0.01 +0 +40%
1924 0.01 +0 +25%
1923 0 +0 +0%
1922 0 +0 +0%
1921 0 +0 +0%
1920 0 +0 +33.33%
1919 0 +0 +50%
1918 0 — —
1916 0 −0 −33.33%
1915 0 +0 +50%
1914 0 +0 +0%
1913 0 +0 +0%
1912 0 +0 +100%
1911 0 +0 +0%
1910 0 +0 +0%
1909 0 — —
1905 0 — —

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MO Macao 1.47 KP North Korea 2.36 HK Hong Kong 4.49 JP Japan 7.77 CN China 8.66 KR South Korea 11.29 TW Taiwan 11.3 MN Mongolia 12.86
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About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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