Germany vs South Korea: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type

Germany
7.11 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
10.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
South Korea rank
5th

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199020072024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 10.18 million tonnes against 7.11 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 3.07 million tonnes.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 5th of 46 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.