Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in South Korea
South Korea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.3978 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3978 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
12th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.6382 tonnes per person
in 1997
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1905
Years of data
116
1905–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in South Korea, 1905–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in South Korea is 0.3978 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in South Korea peaked at 0.6382 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1905.
That places South Korea 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in South Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1934 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | — |
| 1935 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +107.6% |
| 1936 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1938 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | — |
| 1942 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1944 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -30.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -86.4% |
| 1946 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1947 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +93.6% |
| 1948 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +46.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 1951 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -50.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +391.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 1957 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +109.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +197.6% |
| 1959 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +47.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +56.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | +43.2% |
| 1969 | 0.075 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1971 | 0.102 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1972 | 0.094 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1159 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1228 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1381 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1592 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1875 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1971 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2108 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1978 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1947 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2187 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2554 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2408 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2372 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2675 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2884 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3206 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3315 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3601 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4267 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4732 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5503 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5947 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6195 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6203 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6382 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4949 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5101 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5293 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5456 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5731 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5876 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5477 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4875 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.482 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5454 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5393 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5058 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4982 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5032 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.501 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5003 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5028 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5056 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5199 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5118 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4783 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4816 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4409 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4572 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4521 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4385 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3978 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.3978 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1079 tonnes per person, 3.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.3978 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0284 tonnes per person, 14.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +391.1% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person |
| 1958 | +197.6% | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person |
| 1957 | +109.5% | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person |
| 1935 | +107.6% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 1938 | -100.0% | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1940 | -100.0% | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.075 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1416 tonnes per person | 0.0885 tonnes per person | 0.2108 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2552 tonnes per person | 0.1947 tonnes per person | 0.3315 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5288 tonnes per person | 0.3601 tonnes per person | 0.6382 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5343 tonnes per person | 0.482 tonnes per person | 0.5876 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5003 tonnes per person | 0.4783 tonnes per person | 0.5199 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4373 tonnes per person | 0.3978 tonnes per person | 0.4572 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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in South Korea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in South Korea was 0.3978 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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6382 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1905.
- How does South Korea rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- South Korea ranks 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.