Japan and South Korea
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry, 2022. Ranks are among 164 countries.
South Korea emitted 1.4 times as much CO2 per person as Japan in 2022. Japan emitted 1.7 times as much CO2 in total as South Korea.
| Measure | Japan | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Totalmillion tonnes | 1,0305th of 164 | 60710th of 164 |
| Per persontonnes | 8.2423rd of 164 | 11.714th of 164 |
| Per unit of GDPkg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP) | 0.21670th of 164 | 0.28446th of 164 |
Per person over time
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry per person, 1950 to 2024. Japan: 1.19 tonnes per person in 1950, 7.77 in 2024, with a high of 10.3 in 2013. South Korea: 0.111 tonnes per person in 1950, 11.3 in 2024, with a high of 13.0 in 2018.
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| Year | Japan, tonnes | South Korea, tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.19 | 0.111 |
| 1955 | 1.54 | 0.291 |
| 1960 | 2.42 | 0.48 |
| 1965 | 3.83 | 0.853 |
| 1970 | 7.21 | 1.65 |
| 1975 | 7.68 | 2.28 |
| 1980 | 8.01 | 3.53 |
| 1985 | 7.57 | 4.10 |
| 1990 | 9.36 | 5.68 |
| 1995 | 9.83 | 8.46 |
| 2000 | 9.92 | 9.41 |
| 2005 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
| 2010 | 9.45 | 12.2 |
| 2015 | 9.59 | 12.4 |
| 2020 | 8.21 | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 7.77 | 11.3 |
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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