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Carbon intensity of the economy — South Korea

Carbon intensity of the economy in South Korea in 2022 — 0.284 kg/$. Ranked 119 in the world out of 164. Since 1911, the indicator has risen by 28,300%.

2022 0.284 kg/$ −4.05% vs 2021
World rank 119of 164
Period maximum 0.582 kg/$1980
Period minimum 0.001 kg/$1911

Trend over time

1911–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — South Korea, 1911–202200.20.40.619111923193519471959197119831995200720191911: 0.001 kg/$1913: 0.001 kg/$1915: 0.002 kg/$1918: 0.002 kg/$1920: 0.002 kg/$1922: 0.002 kg/$1924: 0.003 kg/$1926: 0.005 kg/$1928: 0.006 kg/$1930: 0.005 kg/$1932: 0.007 kg/$1934: 0.01 kg/$1936: 0.013 kg/$1938: 0.016 kg/$1940: 0.026 kg/$1942: 0.037 kg/$1946: 0.027 kg/$1948: 0.076 kg/$1950: 0.105 kg/$1952: 0.159 kg/$1954: 0.177 kg/$1956: 0.248 kg/$1958: 0.255 kg/$1960: 0.327 kg/$1962: 0.403 kg/$1964: 0.432 kg/$1966: 0.486 kg/$1968: 0.489 kg/$1970: 0.56 kg/$1972: 0.531 kg/$1974: 0.53 kg/$1976: 0.535 kg/$1978: 0.522 kg/$1980: 0.582 kg/$1982: 0.525 kg/$1984: 0.479 kg/$1986: 0.438 kg/$1988: 0.417 kg/$1990: 0.421 kg/$1992: 0.436 kg/$1994: 0.45 kg/$1996: 0.458 kg/$1998: 0.416 kg/$2000: 0.405 kg/$2002: 0.396 kg/$2004: 0.384 kg/$2006: 0.365 kg/$2008: 0.361 kg/$2010: 0.38 kg/$2012: 0.381 kg/$2014: 0.359 kg/$2016: 0.344 kg/$2018: 0.34 kg/$2020: 0.299 kg/$2022: 0.284 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.283 (+28,300%) Average annual rate: 5.22 %

Comparison, 2022

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

South Korea 0.284 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Eastern Asia computed 0.388 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.284 −0.012 −4.05%
2021 0.296 −0.003 −1%
2020 0.299 −0.022 −6.85%
2019 0.321 −0.019 −5.59%
2018 0.34 −0.002 −0.58%
2017 0.342 −0.002 −0.58%
2016 0.344 −0.008 −2.27%
2015 0.352 −0.007 −1.95%
2014 0.359 −0.014 −3.75%
2013 0.373 −0.008 −2.1%
2012 0.381 −0.006 −1.55%
2011 0.387 +0.007 +1.84%
2010 0.38 +0.016 +4.4%
2009 0.364 +0.003 +0.83%
2008 0.361 +0 +0%
2007 0.361 −0.004 −1.1%
2006 0.365 −0.012 −3.18%
2005 0.377 −0.007 −1.82%
2004 0.384 −0.011 −2.78%
2003 0.395 −0.001 −0.25%
2002 0.396 −0.008 −1.98%
2001 0.404 −0.001 −0.25%
2000 0.405 −0.004 −0.98%
1999 0.409 −0.007 −1.68%
1998 0.416 −0.044 −9.57%
1997 0.46 +0.002 +0.44%
1996 0.458 +0.012 +2.69%
1995 0.446 −0.004 −0.89%
1994 0.45 −0.003 −0.66%
1993 0.453 +0.017 +3.9%
1992 0.436 +0.013 +3.07%
1991 0.423 +0.002 +0.48%
1990 0.421 +0.008 +1.94%
1989 0.413 −0.004 −0.96%
1988 0.417 +0.007 +1.71%
1987 0.41 −0.028 −6.39%
1986 0.438 −0.029 −6.21%
1985 0.467 −0.012 −2.51%
1984 0.479 −0.012 −2.44%
1983 0.491 −0.034 −6.48%
1982 0.525 −0.038 −6.75%
1981 0.563 −0.019 −3.26%
1980 0.582 +0.017 +3.01%
1979 0.565 +0.043 +8.24%
1978 0.522 −0.017 −3.15%
1977 0.539 +0.004 +0.75%
1976 0.535 +0.004 +0.75%
1975 0.531 +0.001 +0.19%
1974 0.53 −0.03 −5.36%
1973 0.56 +0.029 +5.46%
1972 0.531 −0.022 −3.98%
1971 0.553 −0.007 −1.25%
1970 0.56 +0.073 +14.99%
1969 0.487 −0.002 −0.41%
1968 0.489 −0.033 −6.32%
1967 0.522 +0.036 +7.41%
1966 0.486 +0.032 +7.05%
1965 0.454 +0.022 +5.09%
1964 0.432 −0.018 −4%
1963 0.45 +0.047 +11.66%
1962 0.403 +0.052 +14.81%
1961 0.351 +0.024 +7.34%
1960 0.327 +0.026 +8.64%
1959 0.301 +0.046 +18.04%
1958 0.255 +0.007 +2.82%
1957 0.248 +0 +0%
1956 0.248 +0.036 +16.98%
1955 0.212 +0.035 +19.77%
1954 0.177 +0.008 +4.73%
1953 0.169 +0.01 +6.29%
1952 0.159 +0.018 +12.77%
1951 0.141 +0.036 +34.29%
1950 0.105 +0.014 +15.38%
1949 0.091 +0.015 +19.74%
1948 0.076 +0.028 +58.33%
1947 0.048 +0.021 +77.78%
1946 0.027 — —
1943 0.035 −0.002 −5.41%
1942 0.037 +0.01 +37.04%
1941 0.027 +0.001 +3.85%
1940 0.026 +0.001 +4%
1939 0.025 +0.009 +56.25%
1938 0.016 +0.004 +33.33%
1937 0.012 −0.001 −7.69%
1936 0.013 +0.002 +18.18%
1935 0.011 +0.001 +10%
1934 0.01 +0.002 +25%
1933 0.008 +0.001 +14.29%
1932 0.007 +0.001 +16.67%
1931 0.006 +0.001 +20%
1930 0.005 −0.001 −16.67%
1929 0.006 +0 +0%
1928 0.006 +0.001 +20%
1927 0.005 +0 +0%
1926 0.005 +0 +0%
1925 0.005 +0.002 +66.67%
1924 0.003 +0 +0%
1923 0.003 +0.001 +50%
1922 0.002 +0 +0%
1921 0.002 +0 +0%
1920 0.002 +0 +0%
1919 0.002 +0 +0%
1918 0.002 — —
1916 0.002 +0 +0%
1915 0.002 +0 +0%
1914 0.002 +0.001 +100%
1913 0.001 +0 +0%
1912 0.001 +0 +0%
1911 0.001 — —

Eastern Asia, 2022

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

HK Hong Kong 0.086 JP Japan 0.216 TW Taiwan 0.22 KR South Korea 0.284 CN China 0.434 MN Mongolia 0.903 KP North Korea 1.39
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

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

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