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Korea, Republic of: CO2 emissions

11.80metric tons · 2019+10.5% since 2009

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 1990 to 2019.

19902019

Every year

YearValue (metric tons)Note
201911.799
201812.225
201712.2
201612.025
201511.915
201411.589
201311.89
201211.959
201111.985
201011.608
200910.681
200810.497
200710.346
200610.072
20059.982
200410.106
20039.724
20029.718
20019.954
20009.714
19998.621
19987.92
19979.393
19969.006
19958.547
19947.936
19937.413
19926.79
19916.347
19905.778

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World Bank (2026). CO2 emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-co2-emissions (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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