South Korea's co₂ emissions rose from 383.7 Mt in 1995 to 583.7 Mt in 2024.
South Korea · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 16 with data
South Korea's co₂ per capita rose from 8.5 t in 1995 to 11.3 t in 2024.
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
tonnes per person
106th of 120 · 13th in East Asia & Pacific
South Korea's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 9.8 t in 1994 to 13.7 t in 2023.
South Korea's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 4,764.4 Mt in 1995 to 20,707.5 Mt in 2024.
South Korea's share of global co₂ emissions fell from 1.6 % in 1995 to 1.5 % in 2024.
South Korea's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 418.6 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 630.6 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
180th of 209 · 31st in East Asia & Pacific
South Korea's greenhouse gas emissions per capita rose from 9.2 t CO₂e in 1995 to 12.2 t CO₂e in 2024.
South Korea's co₂ intensity fell from 0.5 in 1993 to 0.3 in 2022.
South Korea's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 461.6 in 2000 to 417.1 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsup +8.8 %44th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsdown −0.8 %44th of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coaldown −6.2 %8th of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +3.4 %13th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +5.9 %12th of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changeup +3.1 %172nd of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.028th of 205