South Korea CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
588,008,898
tons
Year-over-Year
−0.40%
decrease
Global Share
1.5%
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 | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 590,364,988 | −3.78% | 11.36 | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 613,546,709 | −3.95% | 11.84 | 1.6% |
| 2021 | 638,770,198 | 3.47% | 12.36 | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 617,340,764 | −5.75% | 11.99 | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 654,990,086 | −3.75% | 12.76 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 680,496,012 | 2.29% | 13.3 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 665,287,951 | 2.54% | 13.05 | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 648,815,837 | 0.78% | 12.77 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | 643,799,398 | 2.1% | 12.72 | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 630,586,549 | −1.79% | 12.52 | 1.7% |
| 2013 | 642,047,186 | −0.49% | 12.8 | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 645,211,528 | −0.38% | 12.92 | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 647,691,556 | 5.67% | 13.02 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 612,937,224 | 10.17% | 12.37 | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 556,373,917 | 0.73% | 11.27 | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 552,369,209 | 2.1% | 11.22 | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 541,002,786 | 3.3% | 11.03 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 523,700,890 | 1.5% | 10.71 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 515,979,593 | −0.67% | 10.59 | 1.7% |
| 2004 | 519,470,600 | 3.28% | 10.71 | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 502,986,020 | 1.72% | 10.42 | 1.8% |
| 2002 | 494,470,379 | 3.64% | 10.3 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 477,110,974 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.8% |
| 2000 | 466,403,114 | 8.31% | 9.84 | 1.8% |
| 1999 | 430,610,176 | 9.4% | 9.16 | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 393,614,146 | −14.22% | 8.44 | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 458,862,694 | 5.12% | 9.93 | 1.9% |
| 1996 | 436,496,620 | 7.22% | 9.54 | 1.8% |
| 1995 | 407,088,329 | 7.85% | 8.99 | 1.7% |
| 1994 | 377,449,766 | 7.96% | 8.42 | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 349,635,312 | 8.89% | 7.89 | 1.5% |
| 1992 | 321,092,189 | 9.83% | 7.32 | 1.4% |
| 1991 | 292,360,928 | 12.35% | 6.74 | 1.3% |
| 1990 | 260,232,556 | 8.09% | 6.06 | 1.1% |
| 1989 | 240,750,804 | 5.29% | 5.67 | 1.1% |
| 1988 | 228,659,489 | 12.9% | 5.43 | 1.0% |
| 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).