Germany vs South Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement

Germany
1.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
1.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
South Korea rank
8th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.03 billion tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 214.38 million tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

Across all 97 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 8th of 211 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
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
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.