Co2 land use per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Co2 land use per capita was -0.07 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.07
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
145th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 1927
All-time low
-0.2869
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in South Korea, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded -0.07 for co2 land use 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, co2 land use per capita in South Korea peaked at 1.29 in 1927 and was at its lowest, -0.2869, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3911 | — |
| 1851 | 0.367 | -6.2% |
| 1852 | 0.3341 | -9.0% |
| 1853 | 0.3887 | +16.3% |
| 1854 | 0.3678 | -5.4% |
| 1855 | 0.2346 | -36.2% |
| 1856 | 0.3551 | +51.4% |
| 1857 | 0.2547 | -28.3% |
| 1858 | 0.3574 | +40.3% |
| 1859 | 0.3448 | -3.5% |
| 1860 | 0.2535 | -26.5% |
| 1861 | 0.2662 | +5.0% |
| 1862 | 0.2251 | -15.4% |
| 1863 | 0.149 | -33.8% |
| 1864 | 0.3353 | +125.1% |
| 1865 | 0.235 | -29.9% |
| 1866 | 0.2332 | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.2177 | -6.7% |
| 1868 | 0.2234 | +2.6% |
| 1869 | 0.2214 | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 0.2056 | -7.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1543 | -25.0% |
| 1872 | 0.2184 | +41.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1856 | -15.0% |
| 1874 | 0.1509 | -18.7% |
| 1875 | 0.3926 | +160.2% |
| 1876 | 0.2492 | -36.5% |
| 1877 | 0.17 | -31.8% |
| 1878 | 0.1577 | -7.2% |
| 1879 | 0.1308 | -17.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0977 | -25.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1143 | +17.0% |
| 1882 | 0.0821 | -28.2% |
| 1883 | 0.061 | -25.7% |
| 1884 | -0.0069 | -111.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0887 | -1389.7% |
| 1886 | 0.0855 | -3.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0658 | -23.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1077 | +63.8% |
| 1889 | 0.1057 | -1.9% |
| 1890 | -0.0258 | -124.4% |
| 1891 | 0.1664 | -745.2% |
| 1892 | 0.1316 | -20.9% |
| 1893 | 0.0989 | -24.8% |
| 1894 | -0.0989 | -200.0% |
| 1895 | -0.115 | +16.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0709 | -161.6% |
| 1897 | -0.0032 | -104.5% |
| 1898 | 0.018 | -671.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0045 | -74.7% |
| 1900 | -0.0288 | -733.5% |
| 1901 | -0.0199 | -30.9% |
| 1902 | 0.0636 | -419.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0162 | -74.5% |
| 1904 | 0.2911 | +1693.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0152 | -94.8% |
| 1906 | -0.0327 | -315.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0178 | -154.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0139 | -22.0% |
| 1909 | -0.0105 | -175.9% |
| 1910 | 0.4126 | -4024.2% |
| 1911 | 0.2979 | -27.8% |
| 1912 | 0.4207 | +41.2% |
| 1913 | 0.6123 | +45.5% |
| 1914 | 0.6214 | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 0.733 | +18.0% |
| 1916 | 0.8245 | +12.5% |
| 1917 | 0.9254 | +12.2% |
| 1918 | 0.9373 | +1.3% |
| 1919 | 0.9894 | +5.6% |
| 1920 | 1.02 | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 1.06 | +3.6% |
| 1923 | 1.02 | -4.0% |
| 1924 | 1.26 | +24.0% |
| 1925 | 1.08 | -14.2% |
| 1926 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 1.29 | +19.2% |
| 1928 | 1.09 | -15.7% |
| 1929 | 1.14 | +4.5% |
| 1930 | 0.9362 | -17.6% |
| 1931 | 0.6231 | -33.4% |
| 1932 | 0.7555 | +21.2% |
| 1933 | 0.5492 | -27.3% |
| 1934 | 0.6403 | +16.6% |
| 1935 | 0.629 | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.5737 | -8.8% |
| 1937 | 0.5136 | -10.5% |
| 1938 | 0.5317 | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 0.5126 | -3.6% |
| 1940 | 0.4971 | -3.0% |
| 1941 | 0.5251 | +5.6% |
| 1942 | 0.473 | -9.9% |
| 1943 | 0.4551 | -3.8% |
| 1944 | 0.4311 | -5.3% |
| 1945 | 0.4983 | +15.6% |
| 1946 | 0.4156 | -16.6% |
| 1947 | 0.3509 | -15.6% |
| 1948 | 0.264 | -24.8% |
| 1949 | 0.3696 | +40.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2367 | -36.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1708 | -27.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1091 | -36.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0931 | -14.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0667 | -28.4% |
| 1955 | -0.052 | -178.0% |
| 1956 | -0.0404 | -22.2% |
| 1957 | -0.0861 | +113.0% |
| 1958 | -0.1537 | +78.4% |
| 1959 | -0.2869 | +86.7% |
| 1960 | -0.2618 | -8.7% |
| 1961 | -0.2688 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | -0.1518 | -43.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2761 | -281.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4331 | +56.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2703 | -37.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1886 | -30.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1602 | -15.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0714 | -55.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0485 | -32.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0223 | -54.0% |
| 1971 | -0.0497 | -322.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 | -132.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 | -72.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0486 | +996.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 | -99.6% |
| 1976 | -0.0269 | -12624.0% |
| 1977 | -0.0362 | +34.9% |
| 1978 | -0.0319 | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 | -107.0% |
| 1980 | -0.0266 | -1299.6% |
| 1981 | -0.0041 | -84.5% |
| 1982 | -0.014 | +240.1% |
| 1983 | -0.0033 | -76.7% |
| 1984 | -0.021 | +542.5% |
| 1985 | -0.0168 | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0067 | -139.8% |
| 1987 | -0.0146 | -318.7% |
| 1988 | -0.0059 | -59.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0156 | -362.5% |
| 1990 | -0.0085 | -154.7% |
| 1991 | -0.0813 | +855.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0002 | -99.7% |
| 1993 | -0.0485 | +22702.9% |
| 1994 | -0.044 | -9.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1062 | +141.2% |
| 1996 | -0.0787 | -25.8% |
| 1997 | -0.0715 | -9.2% |
| 1998 | -0.0638 | -10.8% |
| 1999 | -0.0011 | -98.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0587 | +5121.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0725 | +23.4% |
| 2002 | -0.079 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0759 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | -0.065 | -14.4% |
| 2005 | -0.0756 | +16.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0877 | +15.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0854 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0768 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | -0.0646 | -15.9% |
| 2010 | -0.0798 | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 | -136.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0853 | -390.0% |
| 2013 | -0.1012 | +18.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0426 | -57.9% |
| 2015 | -0.0371 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0841 | +126.3% |
| 2017 | -0.0887 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | -0.0574 | -35.2% |
| 2019 | -0.0928 | +61.5% |
| 2020 | -0.106 | +14.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1299 | +22.6% |
| 2022 | -0.0735 | -43.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0722 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | -0.07 | -3.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's -0.07 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | -0.0485 |
| 1976 | -12624.0% | 0.0002 | -0.0269 |
| 2000 | -5121.2% | -0.0011 | -0.0587 |
| 1910 | +4024.2% | -0.0105 | 0.4126 |
| 1904 | +1693.9% | 0.0162 | 0.2911 |
| 1885 | +1389.7% | -0.0069 | 0.0887 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3395 | 0.2346 | 0.3911 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.236 | 0.149 | 0.3353 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2015 | 0.1308 | 0.3926 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0802 | -0.0069 | 0.1143 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0248 | -0.115 | 0.1664 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0326 | -0.0327 | 0.2911 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6775 | 0.2979 | 0.9894 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.1 | 1.02 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6265 | 0.5126 | 0.9362 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.428 | 0.264 | 0.5251 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0057 | -0.2869 | 0.2367 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0766 | -0.2688 | 0.4331 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0051 | -0.0497 | 0.0486 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0084 | -0.0266 | 0.0156 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0504 | -0.1062 | -0.0002 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0741 | -0.0877 | -0.0587 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.064 | -0.1012 | 0.0294 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0903 | -0.1299 | -0.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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 land use per capita in South Korea?
- Co2 land use per capita in South Korea was -0.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 1927.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2869 in 1959.
- How does South Korea rank for co2 land use per capita?
- South Korea ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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