CO2 per capita in South Korea stood at 11.24 t CO2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data. The latest value is down 0.6% from 11.31 t CO2 in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 12.44 t CO2 (down 9.7% since). The highest value since 1905 was 12.98 t CO2 in 2018, the lowest 0.000079 t CO2 in 1905. South Korea ranked 20th highest of the 204 countries in this dataset in 2025; Qatar ranked first.
Data source: Our World in Data · Unit: t CO2 · Category: Commodities and Energy · Explore more indicators on EconDash
CO2 per capita in South Korea stood at 11.24 t CO2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
The latest value is down 0.6% from 11.31 t CO2 in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 12.44 t CO2 (down 9.7% since).
South Korea ranked 20th highest of the 204 countries in this dataset in 2025; Qatar ranked first.
The highest value since 1905 was 12.98 t CO2 in 2018, the lowest 0.000079 t CO2 in 1905.
| Indicator | CO2 per capita |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | t CO2 |
| Source | Our World in Data |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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Our World in Data. (2026). CO2 per capita — South Korea [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/co2-per-capita/KOR. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita
Our World in Data. "CO2 per capita — South Korea." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/co2-per-capita/KOR. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita.
Our World in Data. 2026. "CO2 per capita — South Korea." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/co2-per-capita/KOR. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita.
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author = {{Our World in Data}},
title = {{CO2 per capita --- South Korea}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/co2-per-capita/KOR},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita}
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