South Korea CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
588 008 898
tons
Year-over-Year
−0,40%
decrease
Global Share
1,48%
Per Capita
11,29
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in South Korea were 588 008 898 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions decreased by −0,4% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −2 356 090 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 590 364 988 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in South Korea are equivalent to 11,29 tons per person, a decrease by −0,07 over the figure of 11,36 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0,7% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of South Korea
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 588 008 898 | −0,4% | 11,29 | 1,48% |
| 2023 | 590 364 988 | −3,78% | 11,36 | 1,51% |
| 2022 | 613 546 709 | −3,95% | 11,84 | 1,59% |
| 2021 | 638 770 198 | 3,47% | 12,36 | 1,67% |
| 2020 | 617 340 764 | −5,75% | 11,99 | 1,70% |
| 2019 | 654 990 086 | −3,75% | 12,76 | 1,72% |
| 2018 | 680 496 012 | 2,29% | 13,3 | 1,80% |
| 2017 | 665 287 951 | 2,54% | 13,05 | 1,80% |
| 2016 | 648 815 837 | 0,78% | 12,77 | 1,78% |
| 2015 | 643 799 398 | 2,1% | 12,72 | 1,77% |
| 2014 | 630 586 549 | −1,79% | 12,52 | 1,73% |
| 2013 | 642 047 186 | −0,49% | 12,8 | 1,77% |
| 2012 | 645 211 528 | −0,38% | 12,92 | 1,82% |
| 2011 | 647 691 556 | 5,67% | 13,02 | 1,85% |
| 2010 | 612 937 224 | 10,17% | 12,37 | 1,80% |
| 2009 | 556 373 917 | 0,73% | 11,27 | 1,74% |
| 2008 | 552 369 209 | 2,1% | 11,22 | 1,70% |
| 2007 | 541 002 786 | 3,3% | 11,03 | 1,68% |
| 2006 | 523 700 890 | 1,5% | 10,71 | 1,69% |
| 2005 | 515 979 593 | −0,67% | 10,59 | 1,72% |
| 2004 | 519 470 600 | 3,28% | 10,71 | 1,80% |
| 2003 | 502 986 020 | 1,72% | 10,42 | 1,82% |
| 2002 | 494 470 379 | 3,64% | 10,3 | 1,87% |
| 2001 | 477 110 974 | 2,3% | 10 | 1,83% |
| 2000 | 466 403 114 | 8,31% | 9,84 | 1,82% |
| 1999 | 430 610 176 | 9,4% | 9,16 | 1,73% |
| 1998 | 393 614 146 | −14,22% | 8,44 | 1,59% |
| 1997 | 458 862 694 | 5,12% | 9,93 | 1,87% |
| 1996 | 436 496 620 | 7,22% | 9,54 | 1,81% |
| 1995 | 407 088 329 | 7,85% | 8,99 | 1,72% |
| 1994 | 377 449 766 | 7,96% | 8,42 | 1,64% |
| 1993 | 349 635 312 | 8,89% | 7,89 | 1,53% |
| 1992 | 321 092 189 | 9,83% | 7,32 | 1,41% |
| 1991 | 292 360 928 | 12,35% | 6,74 | 1,28% |
| 1990 | 260 232 556 | 8,09% | 6,06 | 1,15% |
| 1989 | 240 750 804 | 5,29% | 5,67 | 1,08% |
| 1988 | 228 659 489 | 12,9% | 5,43 | 1,04% |
| 1987 | 202 539 063 | 2,94% | 4,86 | 0,96% |
| 1986 | 196 754 939 | 4,15% | 4,77 | 0,96% |
| 1985 | 188 907 865 | 4,68% | 4,63 | 0,94% |
| 1984 | 180 467 681 | 12,56% | 4,48 | 0,91% |
| 1983 | 160 329 792 | 8,9% | 4,03 | 0,83% |
| 1982 | 147 228 002 | −0,1% | 3,76 | 0,77% |
| 1981 | 147 370 105 | 4,2% | 3,82 | 0,76% |
| 1980 | 141 430 751 | 1,77% | 3,72 | 0,72% |
| 1979 | 138 974 173 | 13,45% | 3,7 | 0,69% |
| 1978 | 122 500 901 | 5,73% | 3,31 | 0,63% |
| 1977 | 115 859 977 | 13,84% | 3,18 | 0,61% |
| 1976 | 101 771 919 | 11,74% | 2,83 | 0,56% |
| 1975 | 91 078 478 | 8,42% | 2,57 | 0,53% |
| 1974 | 84 006 021 | 5,16% | 2,41 | 0,48% |
| 1973 | 79 886 046 | 23,14% | 2,34 | 0,46% |
| 1972 | 64 873 991 | 3% | 1,94 | 0,39% |
| 1971 | 62 987 053 | 1,05% | 1,92 | 0,40% |
| 1970 | 62 335 266 | – | 1,94 | 0,40% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).