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

Germany

572.32 million tonnes

in 2024

South Korea

583.68 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany rank

10th

South Korea rank

9th

Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time

South Korea currently reports 583.68 million tonnes against 572.32 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 11.36 million tonnes.

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

Germany ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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