Germany vs South Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Germany

-4.98 million tonnes

in 2024

South Korea

-3.62 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany rank

178th

South Korea rank

175th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

South Korea currently reports -3.62 million tonnes against -4.98 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 1.36 million tonnes.

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.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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