Germany vs South Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Germany
2.0%
in 2024
South Korea
1.6%
in 2024
Germany rank
9th
South Korea rank
12th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Germany
- South Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.0% against 1.6% in South Korea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 84 shared years of data; in 1905 it was South Korea ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 12th of 146 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 0.1% | 3.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 0.5% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Germany or South Korea?
- Germany, at 2.0% against 1.6% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Germany and South Korea?
- 0.4%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Germany ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 12th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.