Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.2063 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in South Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.2063 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.4496 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2063, in 2024.
South Korea ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4248 | 0.3789 | 0.4496 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.334 | 0.3035 | 0.3758 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2875 | 0.2541 | 0.3185 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2241 | 0.2063 | 0.2412 | 5 |
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More climate change data for South Korea
- Share co2 vs population 0.2146 (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 11.29 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 20.71 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 11.29 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 11.29 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in South Korea?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in South Korea was 0.2063 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4496 in 1993.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2063 in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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