Germany vs South Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source

Germany
318.89 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
243.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
South Korea rank
6th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
0100.0M200.0M300.0M199020072024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 318.89 million tonnes against 243.01 million tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 75.88 million tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 6th of 46 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source
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
46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.