South Korea vs Russia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
South Korea
1.6%
in 2024
Russia
2.4%
in 2024
South Korea rank
8th
Russia rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- South Korea
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2.4% against 1.6% in South Korea, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times South Korea's.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 8th and Russia ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 5.4% | 5.3% | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 10.5% | 10.4% | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 11.9% | 11.5% | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 12.5% | 12.0% | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 10.7% | 9.7% | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 5.9% | 4.6% | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 3.9% | 2.0% | Russia |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.8% | 0.6% | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, South Korea or Russia?
- Russia, at 2.4% against 1.6% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between South Korea and Russia?
- 0.8%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Russia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Russia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- South Korea ranks 8th and Russia ranks 6th of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.