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

South Korea
10.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Russia
16.74 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
5th
Russia rank
3rd

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

  • South Korea
  • Russia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199020072024

How they compare

Russia currently reports 16.74 million tonnes against 10.18 million tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 6.56 million tonnes.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.6 times South Korea's.

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

South Korea ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd 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.