Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in South Korea
South Korea: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in South Korea, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in South Korea stood at 1.9%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in South Korea peaked at 2.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1990.
That places South Korea 8th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More climate change data for South Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 20.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in South Korea?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in South Korea was 1.9% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- South Korea ranks 8th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.