Cyprus vs South Korea: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Cyprus

20.0%

in 2023

South Korea

20.3%

in 2023

Cyprus rank

65th

South Korea rank

63rd

Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

South Korea currently reports 20.3% against 20.0% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.

Cyprus ranks 65th and South Korea ranks 63rd of 120 countries.

Indicator: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.