Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in South Korea
South Korea: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in South Korea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0 °C per person for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in South Korea peaked at 0 °C per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1963.
South Korea ranks 60th of 203 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.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | +2.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0 °C per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 75% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0 °C per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 °C per person, 3.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 57 Singapore 0 °C per person compare
- 58 South Africa 0 °C per person compare
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 °C per person compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea 0 °C per person compare
- 62 Venezuela 0 °C per person compare
- 63 Nauru 0 °C per person compare
More climate change data for South Korea
- 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)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in South Korea?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in South Korea was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1963.
- How does South Korea rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- South Korea ranks 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.