What is carbon intensity of gdp in Republic of Korea?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Republic of Korea was 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.

What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0.9662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Republic of Korea rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Republic of Korea ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Republic of Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?

The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Republic of Korea

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Republic of Korea
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Republic of Korea: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

93rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.9662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Republic of Korea, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, carbon intensity of gdp in Republic of Korea stood at 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Republic of Korea ranks 93rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Republic of Korea, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.9662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.8823 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1972	0.8466 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1973	0.9068 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1974	0.8696 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1975	0.8736 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1976	0.8618 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1977	0.8731 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1978	0.8311 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1979	0.8671 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1980	0.8961 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1981	0.8694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1982	0.8007 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1983	0.7685 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1984	0.7818 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1985	0.7582 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1986	0.7082 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1987	0.6458 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1988	0.6502 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1989	0.6388 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1990	0.6276 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1991	0.6359 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1992	0.6567 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1993	0.6683 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1994	0.6597 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1995	0.6483 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1996	0.6437 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1997	0.6367 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1998	0.5746 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1999	0.5631 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2000	0.5586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2001	0.5456 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2002	0.5248 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2003	0.5179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2004	0.5085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2005	0.484 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2006	0.4668 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2007	0.4556 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2008	0.4516 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2009	0.4512 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2010	0.4646 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2011	0.4735 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2012	0.46 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2013	0.4431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2014	0.4216 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2015	0.4183 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2016	0.4086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2017	0.405 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2018	0.4015 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2019	0.3777 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2020	0.3585 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2021	0.3546 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2022	0.3316 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2023	0.3141 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2024	0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.8778 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8311 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.9662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.7518 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6388 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.8961 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.6315 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5631 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6683 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4965 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4512 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.4274 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3777 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4735 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3331 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3585 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

90 Argentina 0.314 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
91 Canada 0.3108 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
92 Gabon 0.3093 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
94 Maldives 0.3023 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
95 Peru 0.3007 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
96 Namibia 0.2987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Republic of Korea

Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Republic of Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Republic of Korea?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Republic of Korea was 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.9662 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Republic of Korea rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Republic of Korea ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Republic of Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?: The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Carbon intensity of GDP in Republic of Korea. Statizoid, drawing on EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/carbon-intensity-of-gdp-kg-co2e-per-constant-2015-us-of-gdp/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/carbon-intensity-of-gdp-kg-co2e-per-constant-2015-us-of-gdp/korea-rep/">Carbon intensity of GDP in Republic of Korea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.