CO2 emissions, fossil fuels and industry (Our World in Data, Global Carbon Budget): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 580.6 million tonnes CO2 for 2025, from Our World in Data.
Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · million tonnes CO2 · OWID.L.CO2.TOTAL.A · KOR
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 580.6
- million tonnes CO2 · 2025
- Previous
- 584.8
- million tonnes CO2 · 2024
- Earliest held
- 250.5
- million tonnes CO2 · 1990
- Readings shown
- 36
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Korea · history
million tonnes CO2 · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (million tonnes CO2) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 580.6 |
| 2024 | 584.8 |
| 2023 | 588.7 |
| 2022 | 606.9 |
| 2021 | 615.9 |
| 2020 | 597.5 |
| 2019 | 646.1 |
| 2018 | 670.2 |
| 2017 | 654.5 |
| 2016 | 637.9 |
| 2015 | 634.2 |
| 2014 | 629.4 |
| 2013 | 634.6 |
| 2012 | 627.9 |
| 2011 | 623.4 |
| 2010 | 594.3 |
| 2009 | 537.8 |
| 2008 | 532.6 |
| 2007 | 521.7 |
| 2006 | 503.5 |
| 2005 | 498.7 |
| 2004 | 491.4 |
| 2003 | 485.2 |
| 2002 | 476.1 |
| 2001 | 455.6 |
| 2000 | 440.0 |
| 1999 | 410.5 |
| 1998 | 378.0 |
| 1997 | 445.0 |
| 1996 | 421.0 |
| 1995 | 383.7 |
| 1994 | 355.7 |
| 1993 | 330.2 |
| 1992 | 299.9 |
| 1991 | 275.7 |
| 1990 | 250.5 |
Source: Our World in Data. All 36 readings held, 1990 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.