South Korea CO2 emissions data for 2017
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Korea emit in 2017?
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South Korea emitted 654.54 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017.
This represents 1.82% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of South Korea in 2017?
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In 2017, South Korea emitted 12.71 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 51511640.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 654.54 million tonnes emitted by South Korea in 2017 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
179.41 |
3.48 |
| Gas |
100.86 |
1.96 |
| Coal |
337.67 |
6.56 |
| Cement |
26.35 |
0.51 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
See how South Korea compares to other countries in 2017 rankings.