Germany vs South Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal

Germany
1.0%
in 2024
South Korea
1.6%
in 2024
Germany rank
11th
South Korea rank
8th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.6% against 1.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 115 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 8th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.