Japan vs South Korea: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Japan
1.14 billion tonnes
in 2023
South Korea
708.87 million tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
South Korea rank
8th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
500.0M1.0B1.5B199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.14 billion tonnes against 708.87 million tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 433.44 million tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times South Korea's.

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

Japan ranks 5th 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.