Per capita ghg emissions in South Korea
South Korea: Per capita ghg emissions was 12.19 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
12.19
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
28th
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.73
in 2018
All-time low
0.6251
in 1895
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in South Korea, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in South Korea stood at 12.19.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in South Korea peaked at 13.73 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6251, in 1895.
That places South Korea 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.03 | — |
| 1851 | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 1852 | 0.9807 | -3.0% |
| 1853 | 1.04 | +5.7% |
| 1854 | 1.02 | -1.9% |
| 1855 | 0.8856 | -13.0% |
| 1856 | 1.01 | +13.7% |
| 1857 | 0.9075 | -9.9% |
| 1858 | 1.01 | +11.4% |
| 1859 | 0.9983 | -1.2% |
| 1860 | 0.9079 | -9.1% |
| 1861 | 0.921 | +1.4% |
| 1862 | 0.8801 | -4.4% |
| 1863 | 0.8041 | -8.6% |
| 1864 | 0.9904 | +23.2% |
| 1865 | 0.8902 | -10.1% |
| 1866 | 0.8886 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.8732 | -1.7% |
| 1868 | 0.879 | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.8772 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.8652 | -1.4% |
| 1871 | 0.816 | -5.7% |
| 1872 | 0.8826 | +8.2% |
| 1873 | 0.8525 | -3.4% |
| 1874 | 0.8206 | -3.7% |
| 1875 | 1.07 | +29.8% |
| 1876 | 0.9246 | -13.2% |
| 1877 | 0.848 | -8.3% |
| 1878 | 0.8381 | -1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.8134 | -2.9% |
| 1880 | 0.783 | -3.7% |
| 1881 | 0.8028 | +2.5% |
| 1882 | 0.7738 | -3.6% |
| 1883 | 0.7559 | -2.3% |
| 1884 | 0.6911 | -8.6% |
| 1885 | 0.7897 | +14.3% |
| 1886 | 0.7896 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.7729 | -2.1% |
| 1888 | 0.818 | +5.8% |
| 1889 | 0.8192 | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.6931 | -15.4% |
| 1891 | 0.8893 | +28.3% |
| 1892 | 0.8586 | -3.5% |
| 1893 | 0.83 | -3.3% |
| 1894 | 0.6366 | -23.3% |
| 1895 | 0.6251 | -1.8% |
| 1896 | 0.8157 | +30.5% |
| 1897 | 0.7467 | -8.5% |
| 1898 | 0.773 | +3.5% |
| 1899 | 0.7647 | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 0.7347 | -3.9% |
| 1901 | 0.7489 | +1.9% |
| 1902 | 0.834 | +11.4% |
| 1903 | 0.7923 | -5.0% |
| 1904 | 1.07 | +35.0% |
| 1905 | 0.7998 | -25.2% |
| 1906 | 0.7568 | -5.4% |
| 1907 | 0.807 | +6.6% |
| 1908 | 0.8094 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.7852 | -3.0% |
| 1910 | 1.13 | +43.3% |
| 1911 | 0.989 | -12.1% |
| 1912 | 1.1 | +11.0% |
| 1913 | 1.28 | +16.3% |
| 1914 | 1.27 | -0.6% |
| 1915 | 1.38 | +8.6% |
| 1916 | 1.47 | +6.3% |
| 1917 | 1.56 | +6.4% |
| 1918 | 1.57 | +0.5% |
| 1919 | 1.61 | +2.7% |
| 1920 | 1.63 | +1.6% |
| 1921 | 1.64 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 1.67 | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 1.64 | -2.3% |
| 1924 | 1.88 | +15.0% |
| 1925 | 1.72 | -8.9% |
| 1926 | 1.72 | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 1.93 | +12.3% |
| 1928 | 1.74 | -10.1% |
| 1929 | 1.79 | +3.3% |
| 1930 | 1.66 | -7.4% |
| 1931 | 1.38 | -16.9% |
| 1932 | 1.54 | +11.5% |
| 1933 | 1.37 | -11.0% |
| 1934 | 1.5 | +9.3% |
| 1935 | 1.52 | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 1.5 | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 1.47 | -2.4% |
| 1938 | 1.53 | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 1.54 | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 1.63 | +5.1% |
| 1942 | 1.63 | -0.4% |
| 1943 | 1.64 | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 1.66 | +1.0% |
| 1945 | 1.71 | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 1.69 | -1.2% |
| 1947 | 1.66 | -1.8% |
| 1948 | 1.62 | -2.4% |
| 1949 | 1.74 | +7.4% |
| 1950 | 1.48 | -14.6% |
| 1951 | 1.46 | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 1.42 | -3.0% |
| 1953 | 1.45 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 1.42 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 1.33 | -6.1% |
| 1956 | 1.38 | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 1.33 | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 1.27 | -4.4% |
| 1959 | 1.22 | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 1.23 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 1.26 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 1.42 | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 1.87 | +31.9% |
| 1964 | 2 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 1.94 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 2.04 | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 2.15 | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 2.03 | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 2.14 | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 2.5 | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 2.53 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.62 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 2.98 | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 3.1 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3.21 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 3.43 | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 3.74 | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 3.94 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 4.47 | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 4.44 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 4.54 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 4.46 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 4.64 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 4.89 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 5.06 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.22 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 5.32 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5.85 | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 6.05 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 6.55 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 7.05 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 7.63 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 8.16 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 8.69 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 9.23 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 10.08 | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 10.62 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 9.01 | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 9.71 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 10.27 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 10.51 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.77 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 10.92 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.03 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.16 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.2 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 11.55 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 11.67 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.75 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.87 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 13.46 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 13.35 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 13.34 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.16 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.14 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.43 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.73 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 13.19 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 12.28 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 12.68 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 12.58 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.23 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 12.19 | -0.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 12.19 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 1.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 12.19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | +43.3% | 0.7852 | 1.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9889 | 0.8856 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8912 | 0.8041 | 0.9904 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8726 | 0.8134 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7796 | 0.6911 | 0.8192 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7633 | 0.6251 | 0.8893 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8137 | 0.7347 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.33 | 0.989 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.74 | 1.63 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.5 | 1.37 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.65 | 1.55 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.37 | 1.22 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.81 | 1.23 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.25 | 2.5 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 | 4.44 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.67 | 6.55 | 10.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.08 | 10.27 | 11.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.28 | 12.87 | 13.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.39 | 12.19 | 12.68 | 5 |
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More climate change data for South Korea
- Share co2 vs population 0.2146 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -49.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -273.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 81.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in South Korea?
- Per capita ghg emissions in South Korea was 12.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.73 in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6251 in 1895.
- How does South Korea rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- South Korea ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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