Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in South Korea
South Korea: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 2.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 2.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in South Korea peaked at 2.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 616.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places South Korea 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 882.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 616.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.14 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.24 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.83 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.96 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.58 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.56 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 11 Turkey 3.20 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 12 Italy 3.16 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 13 Mexico 2.89 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 15 Spain 2.43 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 16 Canada 2.42 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in South Korea?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in South Korea was 2.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 616.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- South Korea ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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