South Korea Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- South Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2012 was 668,989.65, a 2.91% increase from 2011.
- South Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 650,085.53, a 3.38% increase from 2010.
- South Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 628,838.72, a 5.78% increase from 2009.
- South Korea greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 594,493.20, a 0.08% decline from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
6,343,840.51 |
| Japan |
1,478,858.88 |
| Canada |
1,027,063.85 |
| Germany |
951,716.71 |
| Australia |
761,686.27 |
| South Korea |
668,989.65 |
| United Kingdom |
585,779.78 |
| France |
499,146.63 |
| Italy |
482,634.00 |
| Poland |
414,606.89 |
| Argentina |
380,295.32 |
| Spain |
348,257.29 |
| UAE |
204,888.72 |
| Netherlands |
195,873.76 |
| Czech Republic |
138,957.42 |
| Belgium |
133,373.68 |
| Chile |
120,687.89 |
| Qatar |
103,155.12 |
| Greece |
100,571.17 |
| Austria |
90,460.21 |
| Israel |
84,044.43 |
| New Zealand |
78,130.98 |
| Portugal |
72,524.22 |
| Finland |
69,072.94 |
| Sweden |
65,767.79 |
| Norway |
63,536.73 |
| Hungary |
62,988.40 |
| Ireland |
62,433.01 |
| Oman |
62,201.55 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
61,308.53 |
| Hong Kong |
58,633.52 |
| Singapore |
55,910.28 |
| Switzerland |
54,108.10 |
| Denmark |
53,703.22 |
| Slovak Republic |
46,301.27 |
| Uruguay |
34,237.83 |
| Bahrain |
32,849.11 |
| Croatia |
30,421.05 |
| Lithuania |
29,442.21 |
| Estonia |
23,292.78 |
| Slovenia |
21,074.75 |
| Panama |
16,248.77 |
| Brunei |
14,828.97 |
| Latvia |
13,943.92 |
| Luxembourg |
12,611.00 |
| Cyprus |
7,431.19 |
| Iceland |
5,514.85 |
| Bahamas |
4,865.21 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,293.25 |
| Barbados |
1,540.62 |
| Seychelles |
910.29 |
| Bermuda |
632.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
552.75 |
| Gibraltar |
473.01 |
| Guam |
85.87 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
61.49 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
12.49 |
| South Korea Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
668,989.65 |
2.91% |
| 2011 |
650,085.53 |
3.38% |
| 2010 |
628,838.72 |
5.78% |
| 2009 |
594,493.20 |
-0.08% |
| 2008 |
594,982.20 |
3.37% |
| 2007 |
575,558.38 |
1.74% |
| 2006 |
565,697.20 |
0.77% |
| 2005 |
561,372.54 |
-0.19% |
| 2004 |
562,450.96 |
2.97% |
| 2003 |
546,211.11 |
2.13% |
| 2002 |
534,839.28 |
2.39% |
| 2001 |
522,374.16 |
1.86% |
| 2000 |
512,819.94 |
4.66% |
| 1999 |
489,986.32 |
8.77% |
| 1998 |
450,493.85 |
-12.34% |
| 1997 |
513,934.87 |
5.46% |
| 1996 |
487,344.75 |
7.43% |
| 1995 |
453,629.67 |
8.52% |
| 1994 |
418,012.51 |
8.56% |
| 1993 |
385,035.32 |
8.58% |
| 1992 |
354,614.82 |
7.89% |
| 1991 |
328,691.42 |
9.38% |
| 1990 |
300,501.33 |
11.25% |
| 1989 |
270,117.80 |
4.54% |
| 1988 |
258,382.67 |
14.41% |
| 1987 |
225,840.18 |
0.69% |
| 1986 |
224,294.64 |
4.28% |
| 1985 |
215,092.05 |
3.33% |
| 1984 |
208,165.76 |
8.00% |
| 1983 |
192,747.73 |
6.63% |
| 1982 |
180,766.92 |
-0.45% |
| 1981 |
181,587.53 |
3.63% |
| 1980 |
175,229.77 |
1.56% |
| 1979 |
172,533.28 |
10.62% |
| 1978 |
155,967.54 |
7.63% |
| 1977 |
144,910.92 |
11.29% |
| 1976 |
130,213.92 |
7.65% |
| 1975 |
120,964.24 |
7.14% |
| 1974 |
112,906.55 |
5.51% |
| 1973 |
107,014.04 |
17.16% |
| 1972 |
91,340.25 |
2.34% |
| 1971 |
89,248.78 |
0.69% |
| 1970 |
88,641.35 |
0.69% |
