Germany vs South Korea: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level

Germany

572.32 million tonnes

in 2024

South Korea

583.68 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany rank

10th

South Korea rank

9th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time

South Korea currently reports 583.68 million tonnes against 572.32 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 11.36 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
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: 216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.