Global Carbon Project fossil CO₂ emissions: South Korea

Total Fossil CO₂

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Mt CO₂
  • Total

CO₂ from Coal

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Coal

CO₂ from Oil

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Oil

CO₂ from Gas

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Gas

CO₂ from Flaring

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Flaring

Cement (Process CO₂ Emissions)

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Cement

Other CO₂ (Other carbonates)

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Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Other

Per Capita CO₂

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5
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t CO₂/capita
  • Per Capita
Source: GCB Fossil 2025v15

Data and Sources

YearTotalCoalOilGasFlaringCementOtherPer Capita
2024583.7
247.5
176.1
129.3
0.006083
20.57
10.18
11.29
2023589.2
263.9
170.4
122.1
0.006083
22.69
10.18
11.39
2022606.9
272.9
173.7
126.7
0.006083
23.41
10.18
11.72
2021616.1
283.9
171.5
126.8
0.006083
23.70
10.18
11.88
2020597.6
282.9
165.1
116.6
0.0003100
22.87
10.18
11.52
2019646.1
321.6
175.8
113.6
0
24.93
10.18
12.48
2018670.2
340.3
177.6
117.2
0
24.70
10.31
12.98
2017654.5
337.7
179.4
100.9
0
26.35
10.24
12.71
2016637.9
320.7
184.0
96.66
0
26.67
9.855
12.44
2015634.2
335.4
170.6
92.59
0
25.78
9.804
12.44
2014629.4
331.3
161.5
101.4
0
25.41
9.672
12.45
2013634.6
320.6
168.6
111.5
0
25.05
8.774
12.67
2012627.9
317.0
170.8
106.6
0
24.85
8.721
12.66
2011623.4
320.2
171.5
98.51
0
24.72
8.572
12.69
2010594.3
295.1
176.2
91.54
0
24.30
7.294
12.19
2009537.8
262.4
172.7
72.17
0
24.55
5.992
11.08
2008532.7
253.0
171.1
75.92
0
26.08
6.517
11.02
2007521.7
228.4
187.3
73.37
0
26.28
6.378
10.83
2006503.5
216.4
190.1
68.00
0
23.14
5.861
10.49
2005498.7
209.3
195.1
65.27
0
23.33
5.730
10.42
2004491.4
203.1
196.3
60.23
0
26.12
5.638
10.30
2003485.2
195.3
205.4
51.40
0
27.92
5.200
10.21
2002476.1
187.6
207.1
49.07
0
27.11
5.137
10.06
2001455.6
174.6
206.1
44.16
0
25.67
5.094
9.685
2000440.0
163.9
206.2
40.20
0
24.76
4.909
9.408
1999410.5
145.6
200.6
35.80
0
23.72
4.739
8.828
1998378.0
137.6
183.6
29.40
0
22.88
4.575
8.177
1997445.0
133.3
246.1
31.43
0
29.32
4.837
9.686
1996421.0
122.7
239.5
25.86
0
28.31
4.667
9.225
1995383.7
105.3
226.1
19.57
0
28.10
4.609
8.457
1994355.7
101.8
206.6
16.19
0
26.84
4.295
7.881
1993330.2
99.62
189.4
12.16
-
24.70
4.268
7.356
1992299.9
91.32
174.0
9.733
-
21.13
3.752
6.716
1991275.7
94.09
151.7
7.441
-
18.96
3.520
6.204
1990250.5
94.31
130.9
6.433
-
15.87
2.950
5.683
1989223.5
96.03
107.5
5.598
-
14.43
-
5.135
1988211.0
98.92
92.50
5.783
-
13.76
-
4.915
1987185.4
92.28
76.40
4.477
-
12.21
-
4.380
1986176.3
91.15
73.84
0.1464
-
11.16
-
4.226
1985168.8
87.83
71.17
0
-
9.761
-
4.101
1984160.7
77.64
73.28
0
-
9.776
-
3.958
1983149.1
64.56
74.36
0
-
10.22
-
3.728
1982140.8
60.57
71.60
0
-
8.607
-
3.577
1981139.6
59.93
72.13
0
-
7.531
-
3.608
1980134.5
49.42
77.56
-
-
7.545
-
3.527
1979132.9
46.00
78.92
-
-
7.950
-
3.523
1978113.1
36.35
69.42
-
-
7.347
-
3.034
1977105.5
37.06
61.49
-
-
6.909
-
2.862
197693.10
33.80
53.52
-
-
5.791
-
2.559
197581.67
30.68
46.03
-
-
4.953
-
2.276
197475.55
29.54
41.68
-
-
4.333
-
2.141
197372.97
28.76
40.20
-
-
4.015
-
2.108
197260.25
24.52
32.54
-
-
3.191
-
1.775
197158.53
23.54
31.60
-
-
3.391
-
1.761
197053.72
23.28
27.56
-
-
2.879
-
1.651
196942.47
20.03
20.05
-
-
2.388
-
1.333
196837.20
20.05
15.39
-
-
1.766
-
1.193
196735.11
23.41
10.49
-
-
1.207
-
1.151
196629.98
22.53
6.526
-
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0.9304
-
1.005
196524.98
19.64
4.547
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0.7959
-
0.8530
196422.20
18.33
3.249
-
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0.6141
-
0.7721
196321.08
16.77
3.927
-
-
0.3852
-
0.7491
196217.26
13.92
2.953
-
-
0.3889
-
0.6275
196114.45
11.90
2.290
-
-
0.2580
-
0.5381
196012.54
10.24
2.085
-
-
0.2145
-
0.4802
195911.22
8.893
2.151
-
-
0.1781
-
0.4436
19589.009
7.173
1.690
-
-
0.1454
-
0.3681
19578.214
6.698
1.469
-
-
0.04725
-
0.3472
19567.555
6.097
1.436
-
-
0.02181
-
0.3303
19556.445
5.294
1.121
-
-
0.02907
-
0.2913
19545.159
4.067
1.063
-
-
0.02907
-
0.2409
19534.693
3.663
1.008
-
-
0.02182
-
0.2259
19523.462
2.781
0.6632
-
-
0.01817
-
0.1711
19512.924
2.363
0.5569
-
-
0.003634
-
0.1472
19502.184
1.679
0.4975
-
-
0.007256
-
0.1105
19492.176
2.165
0
0
-
0.01090
-
0.1109
19481.671
1.663
0
0
-
0.007269
-
0.08740
19470.8976
0.8903
0
0
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0.007298
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0.04833
19460.4873
0.4836
0
0
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0.003662
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0.02700
19450.003634
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0.003634
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0.0002070
19441.010
0.9845
0
0
0
0.02602
-
0.05932
19430.9564
0.9200
0
0
0
0.03635
-
0.05779
19420.9869
0.9561
0
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0
0.03080
-
0.06137
19410.8939
0.8599
0
0
0
0.03405
-
0.05703
19400.8016
0.8016
0
0
0
0
-
0.05229
19390.6232
0.5920
0
0
0
0.03119
-
0.04142
19380.4775
0.4775
0
0
0
0
-
0.03222
19370.3568
0.3396
0
0
0
0.01722
-
0.02436
19360.3335
0.3188
0
0
0
0.01474
-
0.02304
19350.2842
0.2721
0
0
0
0.01205
-
0.01986
19340.2416
0.2358
0
0
0
0.005738
-
0.01708
19330.1817
0.1817
0
0
0
0
-
0.01300
19320.1541
0.1541
0
0
0
0
-
0.01115
19310.1307
0.1307
0
0
0
0
-
0.009586
19300.1234
0.1234
0
0
0
0
-
0.009172
19290.1309
0.1309
0
0
0
0
-
0.009872
19280.1140
0.1140
0
0
0
0
-
0.008726
19270.09893
0.09893
0
0
0
0
-
0.007699
19260.09546
0.09546
0
0
0
0
-
0.007552
19250.08890
0.08890
0
0
0
0
-
0.007149
19240.05573
0.05573
0
0
0
0
-
0.004555
19230.05303
0.05303
0
0
0
0
-
0.004406
19220.04435
0.04435
0
0
0
0
-
0.003746
19210.04339
0.04339
0
0
0
0
-
0.003724
19200.04030
0.04030
0
0
0
0
-
0.003516
19190.03105
0.03105
0
0
0
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0.002752
19180.02623
0.02623
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0.002361
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19160.02661
0.02661
0
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0.002471
19150.03201
0.03201
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0.003018
19140.02565
0.02565
0
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0
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0.002455
19130.01793
0.01793
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0.001743
19120.01543
0.01543
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0.001522
19110.01234
0.01234
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0.001233
19100.01041
0.01041
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19090.008292
0.008292
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1779-
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1778-
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1777-
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1776-
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1775-
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1774-
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1773-
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1772-
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1771-
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1770-
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1769-
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1768-
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1767-
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1766-
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1765-
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1764-
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1763-
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1762-
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1761-
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1760-
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1759-
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1758-
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1757-
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1756-
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1755-
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1754-
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1753-
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1752-
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