Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Korea
Korea: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Korea, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
Korea recorded 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Korea peaked at 0.744 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Korea, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.743 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.744 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.721 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.642 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.617 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.605 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.577 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.545 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.538 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.51 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.477 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.444 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.407 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.41 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.415 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.416 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.395 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.391 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.374 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.351 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.343 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.341 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.33 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.317 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.287 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.258 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6934 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.617 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.744 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4914 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.605 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3673 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.317 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.416 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.26 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.287 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 2 South Africa 0.527 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 3 Cambodia 0.483 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 0.475 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 5 China 0.438 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 6 Myanmar 0.429 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
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- Maritime transport CO2 emissions 1.82 million Tonnes (2025)
- Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total 76.77 Index (2023)
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Regions 13.21 Degrees celsius (2024)
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- Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from manufacturing 182.25 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from power 250.64 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from buildings 51.91 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from road transport 99.95 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Korea?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Korea was 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.744 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1996.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Korea rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Production-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions