Canada vs South Korea: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions

Canada
533.34 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
583.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
South Korea rank
9th

Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time

  • Canada
  • South Korea
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196519942024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 583.68 million tonnes against 533.34 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 50.34 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Kaya identity: drivers of 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
216 places, 12,568 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.