Germany vs South Korea: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Germany
608.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Korea
621.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Germany rank
13th
South Korea rank
11th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 621.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 608.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Germany, a difference of 12.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 11th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.