South Korea CO2 emissions data for 2010
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Korea emit in 2010?
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South Korea emitted 594.34 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2010.
This represents 1.78% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Korea in 2010?
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In 2010, South Korea emitted 12.18 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 48813036.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 594.34 million tonnes emitted by South Korea in 2010 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
176.16 |
3.61 |
| Gas |
91.54 |
1.88 |
| Coal |
295.05 |
6.04 |
| Cement |
24.3 |
0.5 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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