Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in South Korea
South Korea: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 11.22 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in South Korea stood at 11.22 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in South Korea peaked at 12.92 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.0097 tonnes per person, in 1909.
That places South Korea 19th out of 194 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.652 tonnes per person | 0.2991 tonnes per person | 0.9921 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1920s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6466 tonnes per person | 0.538 tonnes per person | 0.9454 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4842 tonnes per person | 0.3514 tonnes per person | 0.5821 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2733 tonnes per person | 0.1567 tonnes per person | 0.3472 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9468 tonnes per person | 0.2184 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.11 tonnes per person | 3.5 tonnes per person | 5.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.77 tonnes per person | 5.67 tonnes per person | 9.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.28 tonnes per person | 9.35 tonnes per person | 11.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.51 tonnes per person | 12.11 tonnes per person | 12.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.47 tonnes per person | 11.22 tonnes per person | 11.75 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for South Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 20.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in South Korea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in South Korea was 11.22 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 including land-use change recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.92 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0097 tonnes per person in 1909.
- How does South Korea rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- South Korea ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.