Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in South Korea
South Korea: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
44th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1997
All-time low
0.1%
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in South Korea, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in South Korea stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in South Korea peaked at 0.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1889.
South Korea ranks 44th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1916 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1922 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +33.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 8.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global nitrous oxide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +33.7% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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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 share of global nitrous oxide emissions in South Korea?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in South Korea was 0.5% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1889.
- How does South Korea rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- South Korea ranks 44th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.