South Korea CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Korea emit in 2008?
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South Korea emitted 532.65 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 1.66% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Korea in 2008?
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In 2008, South Korea emitted 11.01 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 48398632.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 532.65 million tonnes emitted by South Korea in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
171.09 |
3.53 |
| Gas |
75.92 |
1.57 |
| Coal |
253.04 |
5.23 |
| Cement |
26.08 |
0.54 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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