CO2 emissions from land use — all countries

CO2 emissions from land use — South Korea

CO2 emissions from land use in South Korea in 2024 — -3.62 Mt. Ranked 23 in the world out of 197. Since 1850, the indicator has fallen by 196.9%.

2024 -3.62 Mt +3.13% vs 2023
World rank 23of 197
Period maximum 16.58 Mt1927
Period minimum -7.26 Mt1959

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from land use — South Korea, 1850–2024-1001020185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 3.73 Mt1853: 3.72 Mt1856: 3.4 Mt1859: 3.31 Mt1862: 2.17 Mt1865: 2.27 Mt1868: 2.16 Mt1871: 1.49 Mt1874: 1.46 Mt1877: 1.64 Mt1880: 0.95 Mt1883: 0.59 Mt1886: 0.83 Mt1889: 1.02 Mt1892: 1.27 Mt1895: -1.11 Mt1898: 0.17 Mt1901: -0.19 Mt1904: 2.84 Mt1907: 0.17 Mt1910: 4.09 Mt1913: 6.3 Mt1916: 8.88 Mt1919: 11.16 Mt1922: 12.52 Mt1925: 13.44 Mt1928: 14.2 Mt1931: 8.5 Mt1934: 9.05 Mt1937: 7.52 Mt1940: 7.62 Mt1943: 7.53 Mt1946: 7.5 Mt1949: 7.26 Mt1952: 2.21 Mt1955: -1.15 Mt1958: -3.76 Mt1961: -7.22 Mt1964: 12.45 Mt1967: 4.89 Mt1970: 0.73 Mt1973: 0.15 Mt1976: -0.98 Mt1979: 0.08 Mt1982: -0.55 Mt1985: -0.69 Mt1988: -0.26 Mt1991: -3.61 Mt1994: -1.99 Mt1997: -3.29 Mt2000: -2.75 Mt2003: -3.61 Mt2006: -4.21 Mt2009: -3.13 Mt2012: -4.23 Mt2015: -1.89 Mt2018: -2.97 Mt2021: -6.74 Mt2024: -3.62 Mt
Change over the period: −7.35 (−196.92%)

Comparison, 2024

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

South Korea -3.62 Mt
World computed 5,141.76 Mt
East Asia & Pacific computed 829.32 Mt
Eastern Asia computed -305.98 Mt
High-income countries computed 617.93 Mt
CO2 emissions from land use — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 -3.62 +0.12 +3.13%
2023 -3.74 +0.07 +1.89%
2022 -3.81 +2.93 +43.47%
2021 -6.74 −1.24 −22.58%
2020 -5.5 −0.69 −14.43%
2019 -4.8 −1.84 −61.85%
2018 -2.97 +1.6 +35.05%
2017 -4.57 −0.26 −5.91%
2016 -4.31 −2.42 −127.72%
2015 -1.89 +0.26 +11.95%
2014 -2.15 +2.92 +57.54%
2013 -5.07 −0.84 −19.74%
2012 -4.23 −5.68 −392.8%
2011 1.45 +5.34 +137.13%
2010 -3.89 −0.76 −24.19%
2009 -3.13 +0.58 +15.59%
2008 -3.71 +0.4 +9.77%
2007 -4.12 +0.09 +2.26%
2006 -4.21 −0.59 −16.33%
2005 -3.62 −0.52 −16.67%
2004 -3.1 +0.51 +14.02%
2003 -3.61 +0.13 +3.45%
2002 -3.74 −0.33 −9.62%
2001 -3.41 −0.66 −24.14%
2000 -2.75 −2.69 −5,180.77%
1999 -0.05 +2.9 +98.24%
1998 -2.95 +0.34 +10.29%
1997 -3.29 +0.31 +8.57%
1996 -3.59 +1.22 +25.39%
1995 -4.82 −2.83 −142.55%
1994 -1.99 +0.19 +8.69%
1993 -2.18 −2.17 −24,066.67%
1992 -0.01 +3.6 +99.75%
1991 -3.61 −3.24 −863.2%
1990 -0.38 −1.05 −155.31%
1989 0.68 +0.93 +365.88%
1988 -0.26 +0.37 +58.87%
1987 -0.62 −0.9 −322.22%
1986 0.28 +0.97 +140.32%
1985 -0.69 +0.16 +18.97%
1984 -0.85 −0.72 −551.91%
1983 -0.13 +0.42 +76.27%
1982 -0.55 −0.39 −245%
1981 -0.16 +0.86 +84.24%
1980 -1.02 −1.1 −1,308.33%
1979 0.08 +1.27 +107.06%
1978 -1.19 +0.15 +10.94%
1977 -1.34 −0.36 −36.64%
1976 -0.98 −0.99 −12,312.5%
1975 0.01 −1.71 −99.53%
1974 1.71 +1.56 +1,019.61%
1973 0.15 −0.39 −71.67%
1972 0.54 +2.19 +132.71%
1971 -1.65 −2.38 −327.1%
1970 0.73 −0.82 −52.98%
1969 1.55 −0.68 −30.58%
1968 2.23 −2.66 −54.43%
1967 4.89 −0.74 −13.17%
1966 5.63 −2.29 −28.9%
1965 7.92 −4.54 −36.42%
1964 12.45 +4.68 +60.24%
1963 7.77 +11.95 +286.06%
1962 -4.18 +3.04 +42.15%
1961 -7.22 −0.38 −5.6%
1960 -6.84 +0.42 +5.8%
1959 -7.26 −3.5 −92.95%
1958 -3.76 −1.72 −84.54%
1957 -2.04 −1.11 −120.32%
1956 -0.93 +0.23 +19.57%
1955 -1.15 −2.58 −180.53%
1954 1.43 −0.51 −26.2%
1953 1.94 −0.27 −12.36%
1952 2.21 −1.19 −34.94%
1951 3.39 −1.28 −27.43%
1950 4.68 −2.58 −35.53%
1949 7.26 +2.21 +43.78%
1948 5.05 −1.47 −22.57%
1947 6.52 −0.98 −13.11%
1946 7.5 −1.24 −14.16%
1945 8.74 +1.39 +18.98%
1944 7.34 −0.19 −2.51%
1943 7.53 −0.08 −0.99%
1942 7.61 −0.62 −7.57%
1941 8.23 +0.61 +7.99%
1940 7.62 −0.09 −1.18%
1939 7.71 −0.17 −2.12%
1938 7.88 +0.36 +4.75%
1937 7.52 −0.78 −9.42%
1936 8.3 −0.7 −7.72%
1935 9 −0.05 −0.61%
1934 9.05 +1.38 +17.97%
1933 7.68 −2.76 −26.45%
1932 10.44 +1.94 +22.78%
1931 8.5 −4.1 −32.54%
1930 12.6 −2.47 −16.39%
1929 15.07 +0.86 +6.08%
1928 14.2 −2.38 −14.34%
1927 16.58 +2.9 +21.16%
1926 13.69 +0.25 +1.82%
1925 13.44 −1.96 −12.74%
1924 15.4 +3.18 +26.04%
1923 12.22 −0.3 −2.41%
1922 12.52 +0.63 +5.29%
1921 11.89 +0.23 +2.02%
1920 11.66 +0.5 +4.43%
1919 11.16 +0.75 +7.23%
1918 10.41 +0.29 +2.89%
1917 10.12 +1.24 +13.95%
1916 8.88 +1.1 +14.2%
1915 7.78 +1.28 +19.78%
1914 6.49 +0.19 +3.03%
1913 6.3 +2.04 +47.77%
1912 4.26 +1.28 +43.04%
1911 2.98 −1.11 −27.1%
1910 4.09 +4.19 +4,069.9%
1909 -0.1 −0.24 −175.74%
1908 0.14 −0.04 −21.84%
1907 0.17 +0.49 +154.38%
1906 -0.32 −0.47 −316.22%
1905 0.15 −2.69 −94.78%
1904 2.84 +2.68 +1,694.3%
1903 0.16 −0.46 −74.43%
1902 0.62 +0.81 +420.21%
1901 -0.19 +0.09 +30.82%
1900 -0.28 −0.32 −734.09%
1899 0.04 −0.13 −74.71%
1898 0.17 +0.21 +661.29%
1897 -0.03 −0.72 −104.52%
1896 0.69 +1.8 +161.64%
1895 -1.11 −0.16 −16.3%
1894 -0.96 −1.91 −200%
1893 0.96 −0.32 −24.82%
1892 1.27 −0.34 −20.93%
1891 1.61 +1.86 +744%
1890 -0.25 −1.27 −124.46%
1889 1.02 −0.02 −1.92%
1888 1.04 +0.41 +63.84%
1887 0.64 −0.19 −23.1%
1886 0.83 −0.03 −3.61%
1885 0.86 +0.93 +1,380.6%
1884 -0.07 −0.66 −111.36%
1883 0.59 −0.2 −25.69%
1882 0.79 −0.31 −28.14%
1881 1.11 +0.16 +16.93%
1880 0.95 −0.32 −25.3%
1879 1.27 −0.26 −17.05%
1878 1.53 −0.12 −7.24%
1877 1.64 −0.77 −31.78%
1876 2.41 −1.39 −36.51%
1875 3.8 +2.34 +160.18%
1874 1.46 −0.34 −18.67%
1873 1.79 −0.32 −15.02%
1872 2.11 +0.62 +41.58%
1871 1.49 −0.5 −24.96%
1870 1.99 −0.15 −7.11%
1869 2.14 −0.02 −0.79%
1868 2.16 +0.06 +2.67%
1867 2.1 −0.15 −6.63%
1866 2.25 −0.02 −0.71%
1865 2.27 −0.96 −29.85%
1864 3.23 +1.8 +125.17%
1863 1.43 −0.73 −33.76%
1862 2.17 −0.39 −15.4%
1861 2.56 +0.12 +5.09%
1860 2.44 −0.88 −26.44%
1859 3.31 −0.12 −3.47%
1858 3.43 +0.99 +40.42%
1857 2.44 −0.96 −28.24%
1856 3.4 +1.16 +51.51%
1855 2.25 −1.27 −36.18%
1854 3.52 −0.2 −5.33%
1853 3.72 +0.52 +16.41%
1852 3.19 −0.31 −8.93%
1851 3.51 −0.23 −6.11%
1850 3.73

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from land-use change: deforestation, peatland drainage, conversion of land to agriculture — net of absorption by growing forests. This is the only series in the section where values can be negative: a country whose forest cover is expanding absorbs more than it releases. For several countries with active logging this item is comparable to all other emissions combined.

Important: Negative values mean absorption. The estimates here are the most uncertain in all of carbon statistics: they are built from satellite data on forest cover and from models of soil carbon stocks.

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