Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea
South Korea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
175th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1927
All-time low
-0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea stood at -0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 135.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea peaked at 0.3% in 1927 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2021.
South Korea ranks 175th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -11.9% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +15.7% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -37.3% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +50.7% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -29.3% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +39.4% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | -19.8% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -13.1% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -33.0% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +123.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -27.8% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -18.4% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -27.1% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | +34.4% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -16.4% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -21.2% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +158.5% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -37.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -33.5% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -18.4% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -26.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +17.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -29.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -26.9% |
| 1884 | -0.0% | -111.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -1387.7% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -24.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +64.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1890 | -0.0% | -122.7% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -731.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -20.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -25.5% |
| 1894 | -0.0% | -198.0% |
| 1895 | -0.0% | +16.7% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -161.4% |
| 1897 | -0.0% | -104.4% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -669.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -74.9% |
| 1900 | -0.0% | -729.1% |
| 1901 | -0.0% | -32.8% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -417.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -74.7% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +1655.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -94.8% |
| 1906 | -0.0% | -312.8% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -154.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -22.7% |
| 1909 | -0.0% | -175.0% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -4218.0% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -26.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +46.0% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +49.3% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1915 | 0.2% | +21.7% |
| 1916 | 0.2% | +14.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2% | +16.1% |
| 1918 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1919 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1922 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1924 | 0.3% | +27.4% |
| 1925 | 0.3% | -15.0% |
| 1926 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.3% | +21.0% |
| 1928 | 0.3% | -15.2% |
| 1929 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | -17.3% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | -33.6% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +21.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | -25.9% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +16.8% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +18.2% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -21.8% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +44.8% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -44.9% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -32.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -35.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -30.2% |
| 1955 | -0.0% | -178.7% |
| 1956 | -0.0% | -20.3% |
| 1957 | -0.0% | +114.5% |
| 1958 | -0.0% | +86.0% |
| 1959 | -0.1% | +82.3% |
| 1960 | -0.1% | +7.6% |
| 1961 | -0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1962 | -0.1% | -38.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -291.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +67.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -33.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -23.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -55.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -36.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -51.2% |
| 1971 | -0.0% | -347.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -131.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -70.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +1007.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 1976 | -0.0% | -12932.5% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | +25.1% |
| 1978 | -0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -107.9% |
| 1980 | -0.0% | -1283.9% |
| 1981 | -0.0% | -83.8% |
| 1982 | -0.0% | +265.0% |
| 1983 | -0.0% | -77.5% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | +492.7% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -23.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -139.5% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -337.1% |
| 1988 | -0.0% | -56.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -374.0% |
| 1990 | -0.0% | -156.8% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | +881.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -99.7% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | +23760.4% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -21.5% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | +157.6% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | -28.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -25.4% |
| 1998 | -0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -98.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | +5506.6% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | +39.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -19.6% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | +26.8% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -23.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -137.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -380.1% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | +26.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -58.1% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | +175.8% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -29.4% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | +61.7% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | +23.8% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | +18.9% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -45.0% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +0.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's -0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -23760.4% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -12932.5% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -5506.6% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1910 | +4218.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1904 | +1655.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1885 | +1387.7% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 5 |
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 emissions from land-use change in South Korea?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea was -0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1927.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- South Korea ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 135.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.