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Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — South Korea

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in South Korea in 2024 — 1.12%. Ranked 199 in the world out of 214. Since 1905, the indicator has risen by 1.12 pp.

2024 1.12% +0.009 pp vs 2023
World rank 199of 214
Period maximum 1.12%2024
Period minimum 0%1905

Trend over time

1905–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — South Korea, 1905–202400.511.5190519171929194119531965197719892001201320241905: 0%1910: 0%1912: 0%1914: 0%1916: 0%1919: 0%1921: 0%1923: 0%1925: 0%1927: 0.001%1929: 0.001%1931: 0.001%1933: 0.001%1935: 0.001%1937: 0.002%1939: 0.002%1941: 0.003%1943: 0.004%1945: 0.004%1947: 0.005%1949: 0.006%1951: 0.008%1953: 0.011%1955: 0.015%1957: 0.019%1959: 0.025%1961: 0.032%1963: 0.041%1965: 0.052%1967: 0.066%1969: 0.081%1971: 0.101%1973: 0.122%1975: 0.144%1977: 0.171%1979: 0.202%1981: 0.234%1983: 0.264%1985: 0.297%1987: 0.329%1989: 0.366%1991: 0.409%1993: 0.46%1995: 0.517%1997: 0.58%1999: 0.629%2001: 0.683%2003: 0.736%2005: 0.783%2007: 0.826%2009: 0.868%2011: 0.914%2013: 0.957%2015: 0.995%2017: 1.032%2019: 1.065%2021: 1.091%2023: 1.111%2024: 1.12%
Change over the period: +1.12 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Korea 1.12%
World computed 97.503%
East Asia & Pacific computed 25.016%
Eastern Asia computed 21.29%
High-income countries computed 62.05%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.12 +0.009 pp
2023 1.111 +0.009 pp
2022 1.102 +0.011 pp
2021 1.091 +0.013 pp
2020 1.078 +0.013 pp
2019 1.065 +0.015 pp
2018 1.05 +0.018 pp
2017 1.032 +0.018 pp
2016 1.014 +0.019 pp
2015 0.995 +0.019 pp
2014 0.976 +0.019 pp
2013 0.957 +0.021 pp
2012 0.936 +0.022 pp
2011 0.914 +0.023 pp
2010 0.891 +0.023 pp
2009 0.868 +0.021 pp
2008 0.847 +0.021 pp
2007 0.826 +0.021 pp
2006 0.805 +0.022 pp
2005 0.783 +0.023 pp
2004 0.76 +0.024 pp
2003 0.736 +0.026 pp
2002 0.71 +0.027 pp
2001 0.683 +0.027 pp
2000 0.656 +0.027 pp
1999 0.629 +0.025 pp
1998 0.604 +0.024 pp
1997 0.58 +0.032 pp
1996 0.548 +0.031 pp
1995 0.517 +0.029 pp
1994 0.488 +0.028 pp
1993 0.46 +0.027 pp
1992 0.433 +0.024 pp
1991 0.409 +0.023 pp
1990 0.386 +0.02 pp
1989 0.366 +0.019 pp
1988 0.347 +0.018 pp
1987 0.329 +0.016 pp
1986 0.313 +0.016 pp
1985 0.297 +0.016 pp
1984 0.281 +0.017 pp
1983 0.264 +0.015 pp
1982 0.249 +0.015 pp
1981 0.234 +0.016 pp
1980 0.218 +0.016 pp
1979 0.202 +0.016 pp
1978 0.186 +0.015 pp
1977 0.171 +0.014 pp
1976 0.157 +0.013 pp
1975 0.144 +0.011 pp
1974 0.133 +0.011 pp
1973 0.122 +0.012 pp
1972 0.11 +0.009 pp
1971 0.101 +0.01 pp
1970 0.091 +0.01 pp
1969 0.081 +0.008 pp
1968 0.073 +0.007 pp
1967 0.066 +0.008 pp
1966 0.058 +0.006 pp
1965 0.052 +0.005 pp
1964 0.047 +0.006 pp
1963 0.041 +0.005 pp
1962 0.036 +0.004 pp
1961 0.032 +0.004 pp
1960 0.028 +0.003 pp
1959 0.025 +0.003 pp
1958 0.022 +0.003 pp
1957 0.019 +0.002 pp
1956 0.017 +0.002 pp
1955 0.015 +0.003 pp
1954 0.012 +0.001 pp
1953 0.011 +0.002 pp
1952 0.009 +0.001 pp
1951 0.008 +0.001 pp
1950 0.007 +0.001 pp
1949 0.006 +0.001 pp
1948 0.005 +0 pp
1947 0.005 +0.001 pp
1946 0.004 +0 pp
1945 0.004 +0 pp
1944 0.004 +0 pp
1943 0.004 +0.001 pp
1942 0.003 +0 pp
1941 0.003 +0 pp
1940 0.003 +0.001 pp
1939 0.002 +0 pp
1938 0.002 +0 pp
1937 0.002 +0.001 pp
1936 0.001 +0 pp
1935 0.001 +0 pp
1934 0.001 +0 pp
1933 0.001 +0 pp
1932 0.001 +0 pp
1931 0.001 +0 pp
1930 0.001 +0 pp
1929 0.001 +0 pp
1928 0.001 +0 pp
1927 0.001 +0 pp
1926 0.001 +0.001 pp
1925 0 +0 pp
1924 0 +0 pp
1923 0 +0 pp
1922 0 +0 pp
1921 0 +0 pp
1920 0 +0 pp
1919 0 +0 pp
1918 0 —
1916 0 +0 pp
1915 0 +0 pp
1914 0 +0 pp
1913 0 +0 pp
1912 0 +0 pp
1911 0 +0 pp
1910 0 +0 pp
1909 0 —
1905 0 —

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

MO Macao 0.003 MN Mongolia 0.047 HK Hong Kong 0.095 KP North Korea 0.297 TW Taiwan 0.546 KR South Korea 1.12 JP Japan 3.765 CN China 15.417
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About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

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

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