South Korea Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
668,245,271
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−0.28%
decrease
Global Share
1.3%
Per Capita
12.83
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in South Korea were 668,245,271 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −0.28% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −1,869,285 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 670,114,556 tons.
- Per capita: 12.83 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- South Korea accounts for 1.3% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 668,245,271 | 588,008,898 | 44,736,994 | 13,143,237 | 22,356,143 | 12.83 | −0.28% | 1.3% |
| 2023 | 670,114,556 | 590,364,988 | 44,841,099 | 13,411,311 | 21,497,158 | 12.9 | −3.56% | 1.3% |
| 2022 | 694,878,308 | 613,546,709 | 46,640,996 | 14,062,155 | 20,628,448 | 13.41 | −3.39% | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 719,280,572 | 638,770,198 | 46,413,963 | 14,317,224 | 19,779,187 | 13.92 | 3.47% | 1.4% |
| 2020 | 695,127,063 | 617,340,764 | 44,782,911 | 13,863,241 | 19,140,148 | 13.5 | −4.66% | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 729,069,572 | 654,990,086 | 41,941,795 | 14,115,371 | 18,022,319 | 14.2 | −3.37% | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 754,522,256 | 680,496,012 | 41,602,334 | 14,765,098 | 17,658,812 | 14.75 | 2.21% | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 738,191,244 | 665,287,951 | 41,315,658 | 15,610,684 | 15,976,950 | 14.48 | 2.59% | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 719,521,432 | 648,815,837 | 40,908,919 | 15,059,121 | 14,737,555 | 14.17 | 0.69% | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 714,593,769 | 643,799,398 | 40,767,792 | 13,458,289 | 16,568,290 | 14.12 | 1.71% | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 702,553,067 | 630,586,549 | 40,038,690 | 12,942,958 | 18,984,872 | 13.94 | −1.46% | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 712,962,377 | 642,047,186 | 39,965,659 | 13,473,172 | 17,476,361 | 14.21 | −0.37% | 1.5% |
| 2012 | 715,602,333 | 645,211,528 | 40,104,212 | 12,963,765 | 17,322,829 | 14.33 | −0.11% | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 716,389,674 | 647,691,556 | 39,444,439 | 12,834,870 | 16,418,808 | 14.4 | 4.9% | 1.5% |
| 2010 | 682,954,956 | 612,937,224 | 39,635,925 | 12,319,454 | 18,062,353 | 13.78 | 9.95% | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 621,142,472 | 556,373,917 | 39,095,412 | 11,465,726 | 14,207,417 | 12.58 | 0.78% | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 616,336,067 | 552,369,209 | 38,314,809 | 11,338,837 | 14,313,213 | 12.52 | 2.05% | 1.4% |
| 2007 | 603,976,243 | 541,002,786 | 37,492,691 | 11,807,329 | 13,673,438 | 12.31 | 3.53% | 1.4% |
| 2006 | 583,400,569 | 523,700,890 | 36,734,771 | 11,685,343 | 11,279,566 | 11.93 | 1.44% | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 575,115,244 | 515,979,593 | 36,090,628 | 12,210,862 | 10,834,161 | 11.81 | −0.58% | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 578,458,549 | 519,470,600 | 35,957,900 | 12,475,203 | 10,554,846 | 11.93 | 3.27% | 1.5% |
| 2003 | 560,142,719 | 502,986,020 | 35,201,192 | 12,088,831 | 9,866,676 | 11.61 | 1.08% | 1.5% |
| 2002 | 554,173,050 | 494,470,379 | 35,404,291 | 12,264,266 | 12,034,114 | 11.54 | 3.14% | 1.5% |
| 2001 | 537,294,352 | 477,110,974 | 35,793,010 | 15,441,592 | 8,948,776 | 11.26 | 1.35% | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 530,144,980 | 466,403,114 | 36,050,357 | 15,712,127 | 11,979,382 | 11.19 | 6.75% | 1.5% |
| 1999 | 496,609,266 | 430,610,176 | 36,406,074 | 17,404,038 | 12,188,977 | 10.56 | 9.15% | 1.4% |
| 1998 | 454,985,566 | 393,614,146 | 37,158,529 | 17,307,999 | 6,904,892 | 9.76 | −13.74% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | 527,461,553 | 458,862,694 | 38,727,411 | 20,033,921 | 9,837,527 | 11.42 | 5.54% | 1.5% |
| 1996 | 499,757,723 | 436,496,620 | 38,651,160 | 16,483,761 | 8,126,182 | 10.92 | 7.15% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 466,407,822 | 407,088,329 | 37,087,909 | 14,510,697 | 7,720,887 | 10.3 | 7.48% | 1.4% |
| 1994 | 433,936,933 | 377,449,766 | 37,301,982 | 13,819,287 | 5,365,898 | 9.68 | 7.64% | 1.3% |
| 1993 | 403,121,463 | 349,635,312 | 37,589,038 | 12,598,214 | 3,298,898 | 9.09 | 6.79% | 1.2% |
| 1992 | 377,498,770 | 321,092,189 | 39,052,354 | 14,123,491 | 3,230,737 | 8.61 | 8.88% | 1.2% |
| 1991 | 346,703,378 | 292,360,928 | 39,610,241 | 12,759,712 | 1,972,497 | 7.99 | 11.34% | 1.1% |
| 1990 | 311,402,094 | 260,232,556 | 39,930,187 | 9,329,950 | 1,909,401 | 7.25 | 7.22% | 0.97% |
| 1989 | 290,421,999 | 240,750,804 | 39,580,865 | 8,364,954 | 1,725,376 | 6.83 | 3.77% | 0.91% |
| 1988 | 279,867,557 | 228,659,489 | 41,059,466 | 8,498,765 | 1,649,836 | 6.65 | 10.5% | 0.89% |
| 1987 | 253,277,591 | 202,539,063 | 41,184,802 | 7,975,599 | 1,578,127 | 6.08 | 2.23% | 0.83% |
| 1986 | 247,750,576 | 196,754,939 | 41,643,548 | 7,825,390 | 1,526,700 | 6 | 3.88% | 0.84% |
| 1985 | 238,491,822 | 188,907,865 | 40,417,200 | 7,629,575 | 1,537,182 | 5.84 | 4.69% | 0.82% |
| 1984 | 227,808,920 | 180,467,681 | 38,543,642 | 7,228,714 | 1,568,884 | 5.65 | 11.44% | 0.79% |
| 1983 | 204,417,939 | 160,329,792 | 36,174,321 | 6,626,054 | 1,287,771 | 5.14 | 8.38% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 188,610,938 | 147,228,002 | 34,290,116 | 5,819,334 | 1,273,486 | 4.81 | −0.1% | 0.68% |
| 1981 | 188,793,140 | 147,370,105 | 33,944,353 | 6,266,625 | 1,212,057 | 4.89 | 4.28% | 0.68% |
| 1980 | 181,045,714 | 141,430,751 | 32,206,220 | 6,128,668 | 1,280,075 | 4.76 | 0.96% | 0.64% |
| 1979 | 179,327,036 | 138,974,173 | 32,930,974 | 6,171,010 | 1,250,878 | 4.78 | 10.75% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 161,918,965 | 122,500,901 | 32,365,335 | 5,985,538 | 1,067,191 | 4.38 | 5.37% | 0.58% |
| 1977 | 153,668,049 | 115,859,977 | 31,470,687 | 5,376,119 | 961,266 | 4.21 | 11.69% | 0.56% |
| 1976 | 137,590,304 | 101,771,919 | 29,834,712 | 5,104,781 | 878,893 | 3.83 | 8.06% | 0.52% |
| 1975 | 127,325,170 | 91,078,478 | 29,766,189 | 5,804,777 | 675,725 | 3.6 | 7.6% | 0.50% |
| 1974 | 118,335,141 | 84,006,021 | 28,667,669 | 5,486,494 | 174,958 | 3.4 | 5.96% | 0.47% |
| 1973 | 111,675,967 | 79,886,046 | 26,609,310 | 5,015,735 | 164,876 | 3.27 | 18.09% | 0.44% |
| 1972 | 94,569,704 | 64,873,991 | 24,738,034 | 4,831,835 | 125,845 | 2.82 | 2.6% | 0.39% |
| 1971 | 92,176,875 | 62,987,053 | 24,327,218 | 4,729,219 | 133,385 | 2.8 | 1.12% | 0.40% |
| 1970 | 91,155,741 | 62,335,266 | 23,988,873 | 4,712,612 | 118,990 | 2.83 | – | 0.39% |
See also
- South Korea CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of South Korea
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).