Canada vs South Korea: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Canada
1.2%
in 2024
South Korea
1.1%
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
South Korea rank
16th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Canada or South Korea?
- Canada, at 1.2% against 1.1% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Canada and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Canada ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 16th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.