Germany vs South Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Germany
-0.1%
in 2024
South Korea
-0.1%
in 2024
Germany rank
178th
South Korea rank
175th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Germany
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 178th and South Korea ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and South Korea in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1950s | -0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 1960s | -0.7% | 0.0% | 0.8% | South Korea |
| 1970s | -0.6% | -0.0% | 0.6% | South Korea |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -0.0% | 0.4% | South Korea |
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.0% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Germany or South Korea?
- South Korea, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Germany and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Germany ranks 178th and South Korea ranks 175th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.