Co2 intensity, annual growth rate in South Korea
South Korea: Co2 intensity, annual growth rate was -3.95 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
-3.95 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 288.5%
World rank
99th
of 164 countries
All-time high
75.31 % change on previous year
in 1947
All-time low
-21.52 % change on previous year
in 1916
Years of data
106
1912–2022
Co2 intensity, annual growth rate in South Korea, 1912–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, co2 intensity, annual growth rate in South Korea stood at -3.95 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 288.5% on the previous year and down 140.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity, annual growth rate in South Korea peaked at 75.31 % change on previous year in 1947 and was at its lowest, -21.52 % change on previous year, in 1916.
South Korea ranks 99th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 intensity, annual growth rate in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 24.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 1913 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 1914 | 31.34 % change on previous year | +379.1% |
| 1915 | 22.46 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 1916 | -21.52 % change on previous year | -195.8% |
| 1919 | 21.97 % change on previous year | -202.1% |
| 1920 | 21.99 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 1922 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -145.9% |
| 1923 | 16.25 % change on previous year | -1627.2% |
| 1924 | 9.06 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 1925 | 51.63 % change on previous year | +469.7% |
| 1926 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 1927 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -261.7% |
| 1928 | 22.73 % change on previous year | -870.1% |
| 1929 | 13.15 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 1930 | -15.02 % change on previous year | -214.2% |
| 1931 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 1932 | 16.02 % change on previous year | +198.5% |
| 1933 | 13.69 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1934 | 29.52 % change on previous year | +115.6% |
| 1935 | 10.13 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1936 | 21.03 % change on previous year | +107.6% |
| 1937 | -10.41 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1938 | 37.61 % change on previous year | -461.2% |
| 1939 | 55.56 % change on previous year | +47.7% |
| 1940 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1941 | 3 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 1942 | 39.3 % change on previous year | +1211.1% |
| 1943 | -6.78 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 1947 | 75.31 % change on previous year | -1210.3% |
| 1948 | 57.64 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1949 | 19.31 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 1950 | 15.87 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1951 | 34.69 % change on previous year | +118.5% |
| 1952 | 12.64 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 1953 | 6.3 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 1954 | 4.45 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1955 | 19.86 % change on previous year | +346.6% |
| 1956 | 17.11 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1957 | -0.1874 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 1958 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -1727.8% |
| 1959 | 17.85 % change on previous year | +485.0% |
| 1960 | 8.69 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 1961 | 7.45 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1962 | 14.78 % change on previous year | +98.3% |
| 1963 | 11.67 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1964 | -4 % change on previous year | -134.3% |
| 1965 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -224.9% |
| 1966 | 7.19 % change on previous year | +43.9% |
| 1967 | 7.33 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1968 | -6.41 % change on previous year | -187.4% |
| 1969 | -0.3238 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 1970 | 14.99 % change on previous year | -4729.6% |
| 1971 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 1972 | -3.94 % change on previous year | +192.7% |
| 1973 | 5.58 % change on previous year | -241.6% |
| 1974 | -5.5 % change on previous year | -198.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2121 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7568 % change on previous year | +256.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8491 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1978 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -481.1% |
| 1979 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -356.0% |
| 1980 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 1981 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -206.4% |
| 1982 | -6.85 % change on previous year | +114.9% |
| 1983 | -6.45 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1984 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 1985 | -2.54 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1986 | -6.07 % change on previous year | +139.2% |
| 1987 | -6.52 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -126.1% |
| 1989 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -159.2% |
| 1990 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -305.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4096 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1992 | 3.17 % change on previous year | +673.1% |
| 1993 | 3.75 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 1994 | -0.6735 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1995 | -0.8727 % change on previous year | +29.6% |
| 1996 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -408.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4735 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 1998 | -9.5 % change on previous year | -2106.8% |
| 1999 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 2000 | -0.9236 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 2001 | -0.241 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 2002 | -2.07 % change on previous year | +758.1% |
| 2003 | -0.2967 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 2004 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +840.7% |
| 2005 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 2006 | -3.35 % change on previous year | +100.4% |
| 2007 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0244 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9558 % change on previous year | -4016.9% |
| 2010 | 4.49 % change on previous year | +369.3% |
| 2011 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 2012 | -1.64 % change on previous year | -187.7% |
| 2013 | -2.04 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 2014 | -3.9 % change on previous year | +90.8% |
| 2015 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2016 | -2.29 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2017 | -0.5371 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 2018 | -0.5043 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2019 | -5.71 % change on previous year | +1031.8% |
| 2020 | -6.84 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2021 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 2022 | -3.95 % change on previous year | +288.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's -3.95 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -4.8 % change on previous year, 82% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Korea's -3.95 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -3.72 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +4729.6% | -0.3238 % change on previous year | 14.99 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +4016.9% | -0.0244 % change on previous year | 0.9558 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -2106.8% | 0.4735 % change on previous year | -9.5 % change on previous year |
| 1958 | +1727.8% | -0.1874 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year |
| 1923 | +1627.2% | -1.06 % change on previous year | 16.25 % change on previous year |
| 1942 | +1211.1% | 3 % change on previous year | 39.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 14.29 % change on previous year | -21.52 % change on previous year | 31.34 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1920s | 13.49 % change on previous year | -2.95 % change on previous year | 51.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 16.35 % change on previous year | -15.02 % change on previous year | 55.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 27.41 % change on previous year | -6.78 % change on previous year | 75.31 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1950s | 13.16 % change on previous year | -0.1874 % change on previous year | 34.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.14 % change on previous year | -6.41 % change on previous year | 14.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.66 % change on previous year | -5.5 % change on previous year | 14.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.04 % change on previous year | -6.85 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0256 % change on previous year | -9.5 % change on previous year | 3.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.15 % change on previous year | -3.35 % change on previous year | 0.9558 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.23 % change on previous year | -5.71 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.94 % change on previous year | -6.84 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 96 Cyprus -3.7 % change on previous year compare
- 97 Norway -3.71 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Japan -3.72 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Czechia -4.01 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Cambodia -4.36 % change on previous year compare
- 102 South Africa -4.38 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for South Korea
- Share co2 vs population 0.2146 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -49.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -273.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 81.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity, annual growth rate in South Korea?
- Co2 intensity, annual growth rate in South Korea was -3.95 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest co2 intensity, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 75.31 % change on previous year in 1947.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.52 % change on previous year in 1916.
- How does South Korea rank for co2 intensity, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 140.8%. 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 Co2 intensity, 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 Co2 intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Co2 intensity 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 Co2 intensity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.