Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.07 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.07 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
145th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.29 tonnes per person
in 1927
All-time low
-0.2869 tonnes per person
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in South Korea, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
South Korea recorded -0.07 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in South Korea peaked at 1.29 tonnes per person in 1927 and was at its lowest, -0.2869 tonnes per person, in 1959.
South Korea ranks 145th of 194 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3911 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.367 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1852 | 0.3341 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1853 | 0.3887 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1854 | 0.3678 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1855 | 0.2346 tonnes per person | -36.2% |
| 1856 | 0.3551 tonnes per person | +51.4% |
| 1857 | 0.2547 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 1858 | 0.3574 tonnes per person | +40.3% |
| 1859 | 0.3448 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1860 | 0.2535 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1861 | 0.2662 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1862 | 0.2251 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1863 | 0.149 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 1864 | 0.3353 tonnes per person | +125.1% |
| 1865 | 0.235 tonnes per person | -29.9% |
| 1866 | 0.2332 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.2177 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1868 | 0.2234 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1869 | 0.2214 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 0.2056 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1543 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 1872 | 0.2184 tonnes per person | +41.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1856 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1874 | 0.1509 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1875 | 0.3926 tonnes per person | +160.2% |
| 1876 | 0.2492 tonnes per person | -36.5% |
| 1877 | 0.17 tonnes per person | -31.8% |
| 1878 | 0.1577 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1879 | 0.1308 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0977 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1143 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1882 | 0.0821 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 1883 | 0.061 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 1884 | -0.0069 tonnes per person | -111.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0887 tonnes per person | -1389.7% |
| 1886 | 0.0855 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1077 tonnes per person | +63.8% |
| 1889 | 0.1057 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1890 | -0.0258 tonnes per person | -124.4% |
| 1891 | 0.1664 tonnes per person | -745.2% |
| 1892 | 0.1316 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1893 | 0.0989 tonnes per person | -24.8% |
| 1894 | -0.0989 tonnes per person | -200.0% |
| 1895 | -0.115 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0709 tonnes per person | -161.6% |
| 1897 | -0.0032 tonnes per person | -104.5% |
| 1898 | 0.018 tonnes per person | -671.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -74.7% |
| 1900 | -0.0288 tonnes per person | -733.5% |
| 1901 | -0.0199 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 1902 | 0.0636 tonnes per person | -419.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | -74.5% |
| 1904 | 0.2911 tonnes per person | +1693.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -94.8% |
| 1906 | -0.0327 tonnes per person | -315.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -154.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1909 | -0.0105 tonnes per person | -175.9% |
| 1910 | 0.4126 tonnes per person | -4024.2% |
| 1911 | 0.2979 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1912 | 0.4207 tonnes per person | +41.2% |
| 1913 | 0.6123 tonnes per person | +45.5% |
| 1914 | 0.6214 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 0.733 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1916 | 0.8245 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1917 | 0.9254 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1918 | 0.9373 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1919 | 0.9894 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1920 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1923 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1924 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 1925 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1926 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1928 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1929 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1930 | 0.9362 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1931 | 0.6231 tonnes per person | -33.4% |
| 1932 | 0.7555 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1933 | 0.5492 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 1934 | 0.6403 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1935 | 0.629 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.5737 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1937 | 0.5136 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1938 | 0.5317 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 0.5126 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1940 | 0.4971 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1941 | 0.5251 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1942 | 0.473 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1943 | 0.4551 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1944 | 0.4311 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1945 | 0.4983 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1946 | 0.4156 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1947 | 0.3509 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1948 | 0.264 tonnes per person | -24.8% |
| 1949 | 0.3696 tonnes per person | +40.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2367 tonnes per person | -36.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1708 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | -36.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0931 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0667 tonnes per person | -28.4% |
| 1955 | -0.052 tonnes per person | -178.0% |
| 1956 | -0.0404 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 1957 | -0.0861 tonnes per person | +113.0% |
| 1958 | -0.1537 tonnes per person | +78.4% |
| 1959 | -0.2869 tonnes per person | +86.7% |
| 1960 | -0.2618 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1961 | -0.2688 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1962 | -0.1518 tonnes per person | -43.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2761 tonnes per person | -281.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4331 tonnes per person | +56.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2703 tonnes per person | -37.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1886 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1602 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0714 tonnes per person | -55.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -54.0% |
| 1971 | -0.0497 tonnes per person | -322.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -132.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -72.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | +996.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -99.6% |
| 1976 | -0.0269 tonnes per person | -12624.0% |
| 1977 | -0.0362 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 1978 | -0.0319 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -107.0% |
| 1980 | -0.0266 tonnes per person | -1299.6% |
| 1981 | -0.0041 tonnes per person | -84.5% |
| 1982 | -0.014 tonnes per person | +240.1% |
| 1983 | -0.0033 tonnes per person | -76.7% |
| 1984 | -0.021 tonnes per person | +542.5% |
| 1985 | -0.0168 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -139.8% |
| 1987 | -0.0146 tonnes per person | -318.7% |
| 1988 | -0.0059 tonnes per person | -59.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -362.5% |
| 1990 | -0.0085 tonnes per person | -154.7% |
| 1991 | -0.0813 tonnes per person | +855.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0002 tonnes per person | -99.7% |
| 1993 | -0.0485 tonnes per person | +22702.9% |
| 1994 | -0.044 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1062 tonnes per person | +141.2% |
| 1996 | -0.0787 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1997 | -0.0715 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1998 | -0.0638 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1999 | -0.0011 tonnes per person | -98.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0587 tonnes per person | +5121.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0725 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 2002 | -0.079 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0759 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | -0.065 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2005 | -0.0756 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0877 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0854 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0768 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2009 | -0.0646 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2010 | -0.0798 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -136.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0853 tonnes per person | -390.0% |
| 2013 | -0.1012 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0426 tonnes per person | -57.9% |
| 2015 | -0.0371 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0841 tonnes per person | +126.3% |
| 2017 | -0.0887 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2018 | -0.0574 tonnes per person | -35.2% |
| 2019 | -0.0928 tonnes per person | +61.5% |
| 2020 | -0.106 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1299 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 2022 | -0.0735 tonnes per person | -43.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0722 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | -0.07 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's -0.07 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | -22702.9% | -0.0002 tonnes per person | -0.0485 tonnes per person |
| 1976 | -12624.0% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -0.0269 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | -5121.2% | -0.0011 tonnes per person | -0.0587 tonnes per person |
| 1910 | +4024.2% | -0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.4126 tonnes per person |
| 1904 | +1693.9% | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 0.2911 tonnes per person |
| 1885 | +1389.7% | -0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.0887 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3395 tonnes per person | 0.2346 tonnes per person | 0.3911 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.236 tonnes per person | 0.149 tonnes per person | 0.3353 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2015 tonnes per person | 0.1308 tonnes per person | 0.3926 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0802 tonnes per person | -0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.1143 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0248 tonnes per person | -0.115 tonnes per person | 0.1664 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0326 tonnes per person | -0.0327 tonnes per person | 0.2911 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6775 tonnes per person | 0.2979 tonnes per person | 0.9894 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6265 tonnes per person | 0.5126 tonnes per person | 0.9362 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.428 tonnes per person | 0.264 tonnes per person | 0.5251 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -0.2869 tonnes per person | 0.2367 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0766 tonnes per person | -0.2688 tonnes per person | 0.4331 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0051 tonnes per person | -0.0497 tonnes per person | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0084 tonnes per person | -0.0266 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0504 tonnes per person | -0.1062 tonnes per person | -0.0002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0741 tonnes per person | -0.0877 tonnes per person | -0.0587 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.064 tonnes per person | -0.1012 tonnes per person | 0.0294 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0903 tonnes per person | -0.1299 tonnes per person | -0.07 tonnes per person | 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in South Korea?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in South Korea was -0.07 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 tonnes per person in 1927.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2869 tonnes per person in 1959.
- How does South Korea rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- South Korea ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.