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

Japan
11.36 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
10.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
South Korea rank
5th

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199020072024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 11.36 million tonnes against 10.18 million tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 1.18 million tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th 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.