Germany vs South Korea: Greenhouse gas emissions

Germany
659.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Korea
630.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Germany rank
13th
South Korea rank
15th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 659.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 630.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Korea, a difference of 29.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 15th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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