CO2 emissions South Korea 2023

Lower CO2 emissions in South Korea

CO2 emissions, in South Korea in 2023, have fallen 14.282 megatons, 2.43% compared to 2022.

CO2 emissions in 2023 were 573.536 megatons, making South Korea is among the ten most polluting countries en lo que respecta a emisiones de dióxido de carbono delin terms of carbon dioxide emissions in the ranking of countries for CO2 emissions, made up of 184 countries, in which the countries are ranked from least to most pollutant.

In addition to its total emissions of CO2 into the atmospher, which logically depend, among other variables, on the country's population, it is convenient to analyze the behavior of its emissions per inhabitant. In the table we see that per capita CO2 emissions in South Korea, have decreased in 2023, in which they have been 11.04 tons per inhabitant.

If you look at evolution f CO2 emissions per 1000 dollars of GDP, which measures, for the same country, the "environmental efficiency" with which it is produced over time. In the last period, South Korea, has emitted 0.22 kilos for every $ 1,000 of GDP, a lower figure than in 2022.

In the table we can see the evolution of CO2 emissions, which have decreased in the last ten years, as have per capita emissions and as well as CO2 emissions per $ 1,000 of GDP.

Total carbon dioxide emissions have also decreased compared to 2018, although per capita emissions have increased in this period.

Click on the following link to see the ranking of CO2 emissions by countries and in the Economy of South Korea to see all the information we publish about South Korea.


South Korea - CO2 emission
DateCO2 Total MtCO2 Kg/1000 $CO2 Tons per capita
2023573.5360.2211.04
2022587.8180.2311.34
2021631.0710.2512.21
2020614.2020.2511.92
2019651.1220.2712.68
2018670.5630.2813.11
2017667.8610.2913.10
2016659.8860.2912.99
2015642.6910.3012.70
2014623.5230.3012.38
2013628.8750.3112.54
2012632.1470.3212.66
2011628.9050.3212.64
2010598.1280.3212.07
2009551.3670.3111.17
2008543.3170.3111.04
2007532.9920.3210.86
2006521.9080.3310.67
2005515.3950.3410.58
2004515.7020.3610.63
2003495.4970.3610.27
2002491.2710.3710.23
2001482.4930.3910.11
2000474.1580.4010.01
1999424.3850.399.02
1998389.4260.408.35
1997455.5120.449.86
1996431.6150.459.43
1995404.7420.458.93
1994373.3350.468.33
1993346.4260.467.81
1992318.9320.467.27
1991299.1140.456.90
1990272.1240.466.34
1989240.7465.67
1988228.6545.43
1987202.5344.86
1986196.7504.77
1985188.9034.63
1984180.4634.48
1983160.3254.03
1982147.2233.76
1981147.3653.82
1980141.4263.72
1979138.9703.70
1978122.1943.30
1977115.5533.17
1976101.4662.82
197590.7722.57
197483.7002.41
197379.5802.33
197264.5681.93
197162.6811.91
197062.0221.93
South Korea - CO2 emission