Germany vs South Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population

Germany

1.5%

in 2024

South Korea

1.5%

in 2024

Germany rank

10th

South Korea rank

9th

Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time

South 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 South Korea ranks 9th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.