South Korea CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Korea emit in 2012?
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South Korea emitted 627.94 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 1.8% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Korea in 2012?
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In 2012, South Korea emitted 12.65 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 49634188.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 627.94 million tonnes emitted by South Korea in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
170.82 |
3.44 |
| Gas |
106.57 |
2.15 |
| Coal |
316.99 |
6.39 |
| Cement |
24.85 |
0.5 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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