Canada vs South Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Canada
9.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
9.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
South Korea rank
16th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Canada
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 9.84 billion tonnes against 9.14 billion tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 695.34 million tonnes.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 115 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 16th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.