South Korea CO2 emissions data for 2018
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did South Korea emit in 2018?
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South Korea emitted 670.17 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2018.
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 2018?
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In 2018, South Korea emitted 12.97 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 51676900.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 670.17 million tonnes emitted by South Korea in 2018 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
177.63 |
3.44 |
| Gas |
117.17 |
2.27 |
| Coal |
340.35 |
6.59 |
| Cement |
24.7 |
0.48 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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