Germany vs South Korea: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Germany
768.48 million tonnes
in 2023
South Korea
708.87 million tonnes
in 2023
Germany rank
6th
South Korea rank
8th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B1.2B199020062023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 768.48 million tonnes against 708.87 million tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 59.62 million tonnes.

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 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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
121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.