CO2 emissions per person, fossil fuels and industry (Our World in Data, Global Carbon Budget): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 11.24 tonnes CO2 per person for 2025, from Our World in Data.
Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · tonnes CO2 per person · OWID.L.CO2.PC.A · KOR
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 11.24
- tonnes CO2 per person · 2025
- Previous
- 11.31
- tonnes CO2 per person · 2024
- Earliest held
- 5.68
- tonnes CO2 per person · 1990
- Readings shown
- 36
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Korea · history
tonnes CO2 per person · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (tonnes CO2 per person) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.24 |
| 2024 | 11.31 |
| 2023 | 11.38 |
| 2022 | 11.72 |
| 2021 | 11.88 |
| 2020 | 11.52 |
| 2019 | 12.48 |
| 2018 | 12.98 |
| 2017 | 12.71 |
| 2016 | 12.44 |
| 2015 | 12.44 |
| 2014 | 12.45 |
| 2013 | 12.67 |
| 2012 | 12.66 |
| 2011 | 12.69 |
| 2010 | 12.19 |
| 2009 | 11.08 |
| 2008 | 11.02 |
| 2007 | 10.83 |
| 2006 | 10.49 |
| 2005 | 10.42 |
| 2004 | 10.30 |
| 2003 | 10.21 |
| 2002 | 10.06 |
| 2001 | 9.69 |
| 2000 | 9.41 |
| 1999 | 8.83 |
| 1998 | 8.18 |
| 1997 | 9.69 |
| 1996 | 9.22 |
| 1995 | 8.46 |
| 1994 | 7.88 |
| 1993 | 7.36 |
| 1992 | 6.72 |
| 1991 | 6.20 |
| 1990 | 5.68 |
Source: Our World in Data. All 36 readings held, 1990 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.