Germany vs Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Germany
1.5%
in 2024
Korea
1.5%
in 2024
Germany rank
10th
Korea rank
9th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Germany
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 15.5% | 0.0% | 15.5% | Germany |
| 1910s | 14.7% | 0.0% | 14.7% | Germany |
| 1920s | 12.3% | 0.0% | 12.3% | Germany |
| 1930s | 12.0% | 0.0% | 12.0% | Germany |
| 1940s | 9.5% | 0.0% | 9.5% | Germany |
| 1950s | 9.3% | 0.1% | 9.2% | Germany |
| 1960s | 8.4% | 0.2% | 8.2% | Germany |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 0.5% | 5.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 0.8% | 4.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Germany or Korea?
- Korea, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Germany and Korea?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Korea rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Germany ranks 10th and Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.