Methane emissions in South Korea

South Korea emitted 44.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
South Korea, 2024 44.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.2% 2023: 44.8 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 41st of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in South Korea over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period South KoreaWorld
2024 44.7 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 44.8 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 46.6 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 46.4 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 44.8 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 41.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 41.6 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 41.3 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 40.9 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 40.8 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 40.0 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 40.0 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 40.1 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 39.4 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 39.6 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 39.1 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 38.3 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 37.5 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 36.7 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 36.1 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 36.0 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 35.2 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 35.4 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 35.8 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 36.1 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2% from 44.8 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 40.0 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +11.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, South Korea has the 41st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for South Korea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database