Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea
South Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -3.62 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-3.62 million tonnes
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
175th
of 197 countries
All-time high
16.58 million tonnes
in 1927
All-time low
-7.26 million tonnes
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea stood at -3.62 million tonnes.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea peaked at 16.58 million tonnes in 1927 and was at its lowest, -7.26 million tonnes, in 1959.
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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.73 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 3.51 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1852 | 3.19 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1853 | 3.72 million tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1854 | 3.52 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1855 | 2.25 million tonnes | -36.2% |
| 1856 | 3.40 million tonnes | +51.5% |
| 1857 | 2.44 million tonnes | -28.2% |
| 1858 | 3.43 million tonnes | +40.4% |
| 1859 | 3.31 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1860 | 2.43 million tonnes | -26.4% |
| 1861 | 2.56 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1862 | 2.16 million tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1863 | 1.43 million tonnes | -33.8% |
| 1864 | 3.23 million tonnes | +125.2% |
| 1865 | 2.26 million tonnes | -29.9% |
| 1866 | 2.25 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 2.10 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1868 | 2.16 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1869 | 2.14 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 1.99 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1871 | 1.49 million tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1872 | 2.11 million tonnes | +41.6% |
| 1873 | 1.79 million tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1874 | 1.46 million tonnes | -18.7% |
| 1875 | 3.80 million tonnes | +160.2% |
| 1876 | 2.41 million tonnes | -36.5% |
| 1877 | 1.64 million tonnes | -31.8% |
| 1878 | 1.53 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1879 | 1.27 million tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1880 | 944,982 tonnes | -25.3% |
| 1881 | 1.11 million tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1882 | 793,659 tonnes | -28.2% |
| 1883 | 589,648 tonnes | -25.7% |
| 1884 | -66,502 tonnes | -111.3% |
| 1885 | 857,706 tonnes | -1389.8% |
| 1886 | 827,258 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1887 | 636,437 tonnes | -23.1% |
| 1888 | 1.04 million tonnes | +63.8% |
| 1889 | 1.02 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1890 | -249,555 tonnes | -124.4% |
| 1891 | 1.61 million tonnes | -745.2% |
| 1892 | 1.27 million tonnes | -20.9% |
| 1893 | 956,964 tonnes | -24.8% |
| 1894 | -956,597 tonnes | -200.0% |
| 1895 | -1.11 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1896 | 685,828 tonnes | -161.6% |
| 1897 | -30,521 tonnes | -104.5% |
| 1898 | 174,296 tonnes | -671.1% |
| 1899 | 44,041 tonnes | -74.7% |
| 1900 | -279,160 tonnes | -733.9% |
| 1901 | -192,946 tonnes | -30.9% |
| 1902 | 617,860 tonnes | -420.2% |
| 1903 | 157,808 tonnes | -74.5% |
| 1904 | 2.84 million tonnes | +1696.7% |
| 1905 | 148,209 tonnes | -94.8% |
| 1906 | -319,867 tonnes | -315.8% |
| 1907 | 173,967 tonnes | -154.4% |
| 1908 | 135,824 tonnes | -21.9% |
| 1909 | -103,471 tonnes | -176.2% |
| 1910 | 4.09 million tonnes | -4052.1% |
| 1911 | 2.98 million tonnes | -27.1% |
| 1912 | 4.26 million tonnes | +43.0% |
| 1913 | 6.30 million tonnes | +47.8% |
| 1914 | 6.49 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 7.78 million tonnes | +19.8% |
| 1916 | 8.88 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1917 | 10.12 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1918 | 10.41 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1919 | 11.16 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1920 | 11.66 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1921 | 11.89 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 12.52 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1923 | 12.22 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1924 | 15.40 million tonnes | +26.0% |
| 1925 | 13.44 million tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1926 | 13.69 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 16.58 million tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1928 | 14.20 million tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1929 | 15.07 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1930 | 12.60 million tonnes | -16.4% |
| 1931 | 8.50 million tonnes | -32.5% |
| 1932 | 10.43 million tonnes | +22.8% |
| 1933 | 7.68 million tonnes | -26.4% |
| 1934 | 9.05 million tonnes | +18.0% |
| 1935 | 9.00 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 8.30 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1937 | 7.52 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1938 | 7.88 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1939 | 7.71 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 7.62 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1941 | 8.23 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1942 | 7.61 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1943 | 7.53 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1944 | 7.34 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 8.74 million tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1946 | 7.50 million tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1947 | 6.52 million tonnes | -13.1% |
| 1948 | 5.05 million tonnes | -22.6% |
| 1949 | 7.25 million tonnes | +43.8% |
| 1950 | 4.68 million tonnes | -35.5% |
| 1951 | 3.39 million tonnes | -27.4% |
| 1952 | 2.21 million tonnes | -34.9% |
| 1953 | 1.93 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1954 | 1.43 million tonnes | -26.2% |
| 1955 | -1.15 million tonnes | -180.6% |
| 1956 | -924,794 tonnes | -19.6% |
| 1957 | -2.04 million tonnes | +120.4% |
| 1958 | -3.76 million tonnes | +84.5% |
| 1959 | -7.26 million tonnes | +93.0% |
| 1960 | -6.84 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1961 | -7.22 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1962 | -4.18 million tonnes | -42.2% |
| 1963 | 7.77 million tonnes | -286.1% |
| 1964 | 12.45 million tonnes | +60.2% |
| 1965 | 7.92 million tonnes | -36.4% |
| 1966 | 5.63 million tonnes | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 4.89 million tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1968 | 2.23 million tonnes | -54.4% |
| 1969 | 1.55 million tonnes | -30.6% |
| 1970 | 726,791 tonnes | -53.0% |
| 1971 | -1.65 million tonnes | -327.2% |
| 1972 | 539,561 tonnes | -132.7% |
| 1973 | 153,302 tonnes | -71.6% |
| 1974 | 1.71 million tonnes | +1017.6% |
| 1975 | 7,694 tonnes | -99.6% |
| 1976 | -977,189 tonnes | -12800.0% |
| 1977 | -1.34 million tonnes | +36.6% |
| 1978 | -1.19 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 83,649 tonnes | -107.0% |
| 1980 | -1.01 million tonnes | -1313.3% |
| 1981 | -159,604 tonnes | -84.3% |
| 1982 | -552,128 tonnes | +245.9% |
| 1983 | -130,988 tonnes | -76.3% |
| 1984 | -854,188 tonnes | +552.1% |
| 1985 | -691,763 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 279,270 tonnes | -140.4% |
| 1987 | -619,582 tonnes | -321.9% |
| 1988 | -254,611 tonnes | -58.9% |
| 1989 | 677,803 tonnes | -366.2% |
| 1990 | -375,194 tonnes | -155.4% |
| 1991 | -3.61 million tonnes | +862.7% |
| 1992 | -9,490 tonnes | -99.7% |
| 1993 | -2.18 million tonnes | +22822.4% |
| 1994 | -1.99 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1995 | -4.82 million tonnes | +142.5% |
| 1996 | -3.59 million tonnes | -25.4% |
| 1997 | -3.29 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1998 | -2.95 million tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1999 | -52,285 tonnes | -98.2% |
| 2000 | -2.75 million tonnes | +5151.1% |
| 2001 | -3.41 million tonnes | +24.2% |
| 2002 | -3.74 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2003 | -3.61 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2004 | -3.10 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2005 | -3.62 million tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2006 | -4.21 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2007 | -4.11 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2008 | -3.71 million tonnes | -9.8% |
| 2009 | -3.13 million tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2010 | -3.89 million tonnes | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 1.45 million tonnes | -137.1% |
| 2012 | -4.23 million tonnes | -392.7% |
| 2013 | -5.07 million tonnes | +19.8% |
| 2014 | -2.15 million tonnes | -57.5% |
| 2015 | -1.89 million tonnes | -12.0% |
| 2016 | -4.31 million tonnes | +127.7% |
| 2017 | -4.57 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2018 | -2.97 million tonnes | -35.1% |
| 2019 | -4.80 million tonnes | +61.9% |
| 2020 | -5.49 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 2021 | -6.74 million tonnes | +22.6% |
| 2022 | -3.81 million tonnes | -43.5% |
| 2023 | -3.74 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2024 | -3.62 million tonnes | -3.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's -3.62 million tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.66 million tonnes. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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 | -22822.4% | -9,490 tonnes | -2.18 million tonnes |
| 1976 | -12800.0% | 7,694 tonnes | -977,189 tonnes |
| 2000 | -5151.1% | -52,285 tonnes | -2.75 million tonnes |
| 1910 | +4052.1% | -103,471 tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes |
| 1904 | +1696.7% | 157,808 tonnes | 2.84 million tonnes |
| 1885 | +1389.8% | -66,502 tonnes | 857,706 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.25 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 3.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.27 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 3.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 775,306 tonnes | -66,502 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 239,512 tonnes | -1.11 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 317,361 tonnes | -319,867 tonnes | 2.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.25 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | 11.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.67 million tonnes | 11.66 million tonnes | 16.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.87 million tonnes | 7.52 million tonnes | 12.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.34 million tonnes | 5.05 million tonnes | 8.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | -148,987 tonnes | -7.26 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.42 million tonnes | -7.22 million tonnes | 12.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | -192,864 tonnes | -1.65 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -332,068 tonnes | -1.01 million tonnes | 677,803 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.29 million tonnes | -4.82 million tonnes | -9,490 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.54 million tonnes | -4.21 million tonnes | -2.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.24 million tonnes | -5.07 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.68 million tonnes | -6.74 million tonnes | -3.62 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 in South Korea?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in South Korea was -3.62 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.58 million tonnes in 1927.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.26 million tonnes in 1959.
- How does South Korea rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- South Korea ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.