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 120 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.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +22.3% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 9.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 3.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8996 °C (2026)
- 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)
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 120 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.