South Korea - Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Energy

Since 2014, South Korea Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Energy grew 1.2% year on year. At 632,719.47 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, the country was number 6 comparing other countries in Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Energy. South Korea is overtaken by Indonesia, which was ranked number 5 at 683,338 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by Canada with 593,413.49 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. United States topped the ranking with 5,465,486.43 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, -1.5% versus 2018. Russia, Japan and Germany respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +3.5% per year, while United Kingdom witnessed the worst performance at -3.4% per year.

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Date Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent
2019 632,719.47
2018 624,269.80
2017 615,848.29
2016 602,746.45
2015 600,841.03
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How does South Korea rank in Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Energy?

# 39 Countries Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
5,465,486.43 2019 -1.5 % -0.8 % View data
2 #2
Russia
1,738,448.71 2019 -0.8 % +0.9 % View data
5 #5
Indonesia
683,338.00 2019 +2.6 % +2.5 % View data
6 #6
South Korea
632,719.47 2019 +1.4 % +1.1 % View data
7 #7
Canada
593,413.49 2019 -0.4 % +0.1 % View data
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