Global Carbon Project fossil CO₂ emissions: South Korea

Total Fossil CO₂

1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
0
200
400
600
800
Mt CO₂
  • Total

CO₂ from Coal

1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
0
200
400
600
800
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Coal

CO₂ from Oil

1750
1800
1850
1900
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2000
0
200
400
600
800
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Oil

CO₂ from Gas

1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
0
200
400
600
800
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Gas

CO₂ from Flaring

1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
0
200
400
600
800
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Flaring

Cement (Process CO₂ Emissions)

1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
0
200
400
600
800
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Cement

Other CO₂ (Other carbonates)

1750
1800
1850
1900
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2000
0
200
400
600
800
Mt CO₂
  • Total Fossil CO₂
  • Other

Per Capita CO₂

1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
0
5
10
15
t CO₂/capita
  • Per Capita
Source: GCB Fossil 2026v11

Data and Sources

YearTotalCoalOilGasFlaringCementOtherPer Capita
2025580.6
247.7
172.2
130.4
0.002349
20.10
10.18
11.24
2024584.8
247.5
176.9
129.7
0.002349
20.55
10.18
11.31
2023588.7
263.9
170.4
121.6
0.002349
22.68
10.18
11.38
2022606.9
272.9
173.7
127.0
0.002349
23.23
10.18
11.72
2021615.9
283.9
171.5
126.8
0.002349
23.52
10.18
11.88
2020597.5
282.9
165.1
116.6
0.00008800
22.70
10.18
11.52
2019646.1
321.6
175.8
113.6
0.001943
24.93
10.18
12.48
2018670.2
340.3
177.6
117.2
0.0007220
24.70
10.31
12.98
2017654.5
337.7
179.4
100.9
0.00007700
26.35
10.24
12.71
2016637.9
320.7
184.0
96.66
0.0005740
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
24.29
7.294
12.19
2009537.8
262.4
172.7
72.17
0
24.55
5.992
11.08
2008532.6
253.0
171.1
75.92
0
26.08
6.517
11.02
2007521.7
228.4
187.3
73.37
0
26.27
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
23.32
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
27.10
5.137
10.06
2001455.6
174.6
206.1
44.16
0
25.66
5.094
9.685
2000440.0
163.9
206.2
40.20
0
24.75
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
9.685
1996421.0
122.7
239.5
25.86
0
28.31
4.667
9.224
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
7.355
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
-
9.760
-
4.101
1984160.7
77.64
73.28
0
-
9.775
-
3.958
1983149.1
64.56
74.36
0
-
10.21
-
3.728
1982140.8
60.57
71.60
0
-
8.607
-
3.577
1981139.6
59.93
72.13
0
-
7.531
-
3.608
1980129.7
49.42
72.70
-
-
7.544
-
3.400
1979128.5
46.00
74.58
-
-
7.950
-
3.408
1978109.5
36.35
65.79
-
-
7.347
-
2.937
1977101.5
37.06
57.57
-
-
6.909
-
2.756
197689.63
33.80
50.04
-
-
5.791
-
2.464
197578.66
30.68
43.03
-
-
4.952
-
2.193
197472.98
29.54
39.11
-
-
4.333
-
2.068
197370.40
28.76
37.62
-
-
4.015
-
2.033
197258.15
24.52
30.44
-
-
3.191
-
1.714
197156.49
23.54
29.55
-
-
3.391
-
1.699
197052.02
23.28
25.86
-
-
2.879
-
1.599
196942.80
20.03
20.38
-
-
2.388
-
1.344
196836.83
20.05
15.02
-
-
1.766
-
1.181
196734.82
23.41
10.20
-
-
1.207
-
1.142
196629.66
22.53
6.203
-
-
0.9304
-
0.9938
196524.76
19.64
4.327
-
-
0.7959
-
0.8455
196422.04
18.33
3.096
-
-
0.6141
-
0.7669
196320.82
16.77
3.660
-
-
0.3852
-
0.7396
196217.06
13.92
2.752
-
-
0.3889
-
0.6202
196114.29
11.90
2.132
-
-
0.2580
-
0.5322
196012.40
10.24
1.946
-
-
0.2145
-
0.4747
195911.07
8.893
2.004
-
-
0.1781
-
0.4378
19588.891
7.170
1.576
-
-
0.1454
-
0.3633
19578.115
6.698
1.370
-
-
0.04725
-
0.3430
19567.456
6.097
1.337
-
-
0.02181
-
0.3260
19556.368
5.294
1.044
-
-
0.02907
-
0.2878
19545.085
4.067
0.9893
-
-
0.02907
-
0.2375
19534.624
3.660
0.9416
-
-
0.02182
-
0.2226
19523.415
2.778
0.6186
-
-
0.01817
-
0.1688
19512.887
2.363
0.5203
-
-
0.003634
-
0.1453
19502.151
1.682
0.4617
-
-
0.007256
-
0.1089
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
-
0.007298
-
0.04833
19460.4873
0.4836
0
0
-
0.003662
-
0.02700
19450.003634
-
-
-
-
0.003634
-
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
0
0
0.03080
-
0.06137
19410.8599
0.8599
0
0
0
0
-
0.05486
19400.8016
0.8016
0
0
0
0
-
0.05229
19390.5920
0.5920
0
0
0
0
-
0.03935
19380.4775
0.4775
0
0
0
0
-
0.03222
19370.3396
0.3396
0
0
0
0
-
0.02319
19360.3188
0.3188
0
0
0
0
-
0.02202
19350.2721
0.2721
0
0
0
0
-
0.01902
19340.2358
0.2358
0
0
0
0
-
0.01668
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
0
-
0.002752
19180.02623
0.02623
0
0
0
0
-
0.002361
1917-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
19160.02661
0.02661
0
0
0
0
-
0.002471
19150.03201
0.03201
0
0
0
0
-
0.003018
19140.02565
0.02565
0
0
0
0
-
0.002455
19130.01793
0.01793
0
0
0
0
-
0.001743
19120.01543
0.01543
0
0
0
0
-
0.001522
19110.01234
0.01234
0
0
0
0
-
0.001233
19100.01041
0.01041
0
0
0
0
-
0.001051
19090.008292
0.008292
0
0
0
0
-
0.0008430
1908-
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0
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1907-
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1906-
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0
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19050.0007710
0.0007710
0
0
0
0
-
0.00007900
1904-
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0
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1903-
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0
-
-
1781-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1780-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1779-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1778-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1777-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1776-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1775-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1774-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1773-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1772-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1771-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1770-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1769-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1768-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1767-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1766-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1765-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1764-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1763-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1762-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1761-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1760-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1759-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1758-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1757-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1756-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1755-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1754-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1753-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1752-
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
1751-
-
-
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-
0
-
-
1750-
-
-
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0
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