Germany vs South Korea: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions

Germany
2.0%
in 2023
South Korea
1.9%
in 2023
Germany rank
6th
South Korea rank
8th

Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
12345199020062023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 8th of 117 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.