Share of global annual CO₂ emissions from other industry in South Korea
South Korea: Share of global annual CO₂ emissions from other industry was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual CO₂ emissions from other industry in South Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global annual co₂ emissions from other industry in South Korea stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual co₂ emissions from other industry in South Korea peaked at 2.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1990.
That places South Korea 5th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of global annual CO₂ emissions from other industry in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More climate change data for South Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 668.25 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.54 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual co₂ emissions from other industry in South Korea?
- Share of global annual co₂ emissions from other industry in South Korea was 2.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual co₂ emissions from other industry recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global annual co₂ emissions from other industry recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for share of global annual co₂ emissions from other industry?
- South Korea ranks 5th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global annual co₂ emissions from other industry rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual CO₂ emissions from other industry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from other industry sources in the same year.