Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in South Korea
South Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was 3.12 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.12 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 63.4%
World rank
52nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
745.18 % change on previous year
in 1891
All-time low
-862.71 % change on previous year
in 1991
Years of data
166
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in South Korea, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in South Korea is 3.12 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 63.4% on the previous year and down 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in South Korea peaked at 745.18 % change on previous year in 1891 and was at its lowest, -862.71 % change on previous year, in 1991.
That places South Korea 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -6.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -8.92 % change on previous year | +46.0% |
| 1853 | 16.41 % change on previous year | -283.9% |
| 1854 | -5.32 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 1855 | -36.18 % change on previous year | +579.7% |
| 1856 | 51.49 % change on previous year | -242.3% |
| 1857 | -28.22 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 1858 | 40.38 % change on previous year | -243.1% |
| 1859 | -3.46 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 1860 | -26.44 % change on previous year | +663.8% |
| 1861 | 5.08 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 1862 | -15.39 % change on previous year | -402.8% |
| 1863 | -33.76 % change on previous year | +119.3% |
| 1864 | 125.19 % change on previous year | -470.8% |
| 1865 | -29.87 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 1866 | -0.6875 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 1867 | -6.6 % change on previous year | +860.6% |
| 1868 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -140.4% |
| 1869 | -0.812 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 1870 | -7.09 % change on previous year | +773.8% |
| 1871 | -24.96 % change on previous year | +251.8% |
| 1872 | 41.59 % change on previous year | -266.6% |
| 1873 | -15.02 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 1874 | -18.7 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 1875 | 160.23 % change on previous year | -956.8% |
| 1876 | -36.52 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1877 | -31.79 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1878 | -7.22 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 1879 | -17.05 % change on previous year | +136.1% |
| 1880 | -25.31 % change on previous year | +48.4% |
| 1881 | 16.97 % change on previous year | -167.0% |
| 1882 | -28.2 % change on previous year | -266.2% |
| 1883 | -25.71 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1884 | -111.28 % change on previous year | +332.9% |
| 1886 | -3.55 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 1887 | -23.07 % change on previous year | +549.8% |
| 1888 | 63.78 % change on previous year | -376.5% |
| 1889 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 1890 | -124.41 % change on previous year | +6348.5% |
| 1891 | 745.18 % change on previous year | -699.0% |
| 1892 | -20.91 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1893 | -24.85 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1894 | -199.96 % change on previous year | +704.8% |
| 1895 | -16.32 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 1896 | 161.63 % change on previous year | -1090.1% |
| 1897 | -104.45 % change on previous year | -164.6% |
| 1898 | 671.07 % change on previous year | -742.5% |
| 1899 | -74.73 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 1900 | -733.86 % change on previous year | +882.0% |
| 1901 | 30.88 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 1902 | 420.22 % change on previous year | +1260.7% |
| 1903 | -74.46 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 1905 | -94.77 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 1906 | -315.82 % change on previous year | +233.2% |
| 1907 | 154.39 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
| 1908 | -21.93 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1909 | -176.18 % change on previous year | +703.5% |
| 1911 | -27.09 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1912 | 43.03 % change on previous year | -258.8% |
| 1913 | 47.76 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1914 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 1915 | 19.76 % change on previous year | +549.9% |
| 1916 | 14.2 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1917 | 13.96 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1918 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 1919 | 7.23 % change on previous year | +151.1% |
| 1920 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -38.7% |
| 1921 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1922 | 5.29 % change on previous year | +161.8% |
| 1923 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -145.7% |
| 1924 | 26.04 % change on previous year | -1177.8% |
| 1925 | -12.75 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
| 1926 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1927 | 21.16 % change on previous year | +1061.4% |
| 1928 | -14.34 % change on previous year | -167.8% |
| 1929 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 1930 | -16.4 % change on previous year | -369.3% |
| 1931 | -32.53 % change on previous year | +98.4% |
| 1932 | 22.77 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 1933 | -26.44 % change on previous year | -216.1% |
| 1934 | 17.96 % change on previous year | -167.9% |
| 1935 | -0.6075 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 1936 | -7.72 % change on previous year | +1170.7% |
| 1937 | -9.42 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 1938 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -150.4% |
| 1939 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 1940 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 1941 | 8 % change on previous year | -774.5% |
| 1942 | -7.58 % change on previous year | -194.8% |
| 1943 | -0.9749 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 1944 | -2.51 % change on previous year | +157.7% |
| 1945 | 18.98 % change on previous year | -855.2% |
| 1946 | -14.15 % change on previous year | -174.6% |
| 1947 | -13.1 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1948 | -22.57 % change on previous year | +72.2% |
| 1949 | 43.76 % change on previous year | -293.9% |
| 1950 | -35.54 % change on previous year | -181.2% |
| 1951 | -27.43 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1952 | -34.95 % change on previous year | +27.4% |
| 1953 | -12.38 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1954 | -26.17 % change on previous year | +111.5% |
| 1955 | -180.55 % change on previous year | +589.8% |
| 1956 | 19.61 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 1957 | -120.37 % change on previous year | -713.7% |
| 1958 | -84.53 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1959 | -92.98 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1960 | 5.8 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 1961 | -5.6 % change on previous year | -196.5% |
| 1962 | 42.15 % change on previous year | -853.0% |
| 1963 | 286.08 % change on previous year | +578.7% |
| 1964 | 60.24 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 1965 | -36.42 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 1966 | -28.91 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1967 | -13.17 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1968 | -54.42 % change on previous year | +313.3% |
| 1969 | -30.6 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1970 | -52.98 % change on previous year | +73.1% |
| 1971 | -327.2 % change on previous year | +517.6% |
| 1972 | 132.68 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 1973 | -71.59 % change on previous year | -154.0% |
| 1975 | -99.55 % change on previous year | +39.1% |
| 1977 | -36.62 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 1978 | 10.91 % change on previous year | -129.8% |
| 1979 | 107.03 % change on previous year | +881.4% |
| 1981 | 84.27 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1982 | -245.94 % change on previous year | -391.8% |
| 1983 | 76.28 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
| 1984 | -552.11 % change on previous year | -823.8% |
| 1985 | 19.02 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 1986 | 140.37 % change on previous year | +638.2% |
| 1987 | -321.86 % change on previous year | -329.3% |
| 1988 | 58.91 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 1989 | 366.21 % change on previous year | +521.7% |
| 1990 | -155.35 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 1991 | -862.71 % change on previous year | +455.3% |
| 1992 | 99.74 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 1994 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 1995 | -142.48 % change on previous year | -1740.9% |
| 1996 | 25.38 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 1997 | 8.56 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 1998 | 10.29 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 98.23 % change on previous year | +854.8% |
| 2001 | -24.17 % change on previous year | -124.6% |
| 2002 | -9.6 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2003 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 2004 | 14.03 % change on previous year | +307.7% |
| 2005 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -218.9% |
| 2006 | -16.32 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -113.9% |
| 2008 | 9.75 % change on previous year | +331.4% |
| 2009 | 15.61 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 2010 | -24.2 % change on previous year | -255.1% |
| 2011 | 137.13 % change on previous year | -666.6% |
| 2012 | -392.75 % change on previous year | -386.4% |
| 2013 | -19.75 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 2014 | 57.54 % change on previous year | -391.3% |
| 2015 | 11.97 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 2016 | -127.73 % change on previous year | -1166.7% |
| 2017 | -5.92 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2018 | 35.05 % change on previous year | -692.1% |
| 2019 | -61.87 % change on previous year | -276.5% |
| 2020 | -14.42 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 2021 | -22.58 % change on previous year | +56.6% |
| 2022 | 43.46 % change on previous year | -292.5% |
| 2023 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 2024 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +63.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 3.12 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.11 % change on previous year. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | -6348.5% | -1.93 % change on previous year | -124.41 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | -1740.9% | 8.68 % change on previous year | -142.48 % change on previous year |
| 1902 | +1260.7% | 30.88 % change on previous year | 420.22 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.23 % change on previous year | -36.18 % change on previous year | 51.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 1.94 % change on previous year | -33.76 % change on previous year | 125.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.35 % change on previous year | -36.52 % change on previous year | 160.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | -15.37 % change on previous year | -111.28 % change on previous year | 63.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1890s | 101.22 % change on previous year | -199.96 % change on previous year | 745.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | -90.17 % change on previous year | -733.86 % change on previous year | 420.22 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | 13.86 % change on previous year | -27.09 % change on previous year | 47.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1920s | 3.74 % change on previous year | -14.34 % change on previous year | 26.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -4.98 % change on previous year | -32.53 % change on previous year | 22.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8653 % change on previous year | -22.57 % change on previous year | 43.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -59.53 % change on previous year | -180.55 % change on previous year | 19.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.52 % change on previous year | -54.42 % change on previous year | 286.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -42.17 % change on previous year | -327.2 % change on previous year | 132.68 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | -41.65 % change on previous year | -552.11 % change on previous year | 366.21 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -101.07 % change on previous year | -862.71 % change on previous year | 99.74 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.41 % change on previous year | -24.17 % change on previous year | 15.61 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -39.05 % change on previous year | -392.75 % change on previous year | 137.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -22.58 % change on previous year | 43.46 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 49 Poland 3.6 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Belgium 3.46 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Jamaica 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Bangladesh 2.82 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Senegal 2.66 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for South Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -78.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in South Korea?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in South Korea was 3.12 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 745.18 % change on previous year in 1891.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -862.71 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does South Korea rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.