Nitrous oxide emissions in South Korea

South Korea emitted 13.14 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2014.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
South Korea, 2024 13.14 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −2.0% 2023: 13.41 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 36th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide 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.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period South KoreaWorld
2024 13.14 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 13.41 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 14.06 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 14.32 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 13.86 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 14.12 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 14.77 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 15.61 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 15.06 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 13.46 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 12.94 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 13.47 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 12.96 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 12.83 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 12.32 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 11.47 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 11.34 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 11.81 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 11.69 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 12.21 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 12.48 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 12.09 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 12.26 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 15.44 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 15.71 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.0% from 13.41 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 12.94 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +1.5%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, South Korea has the 36th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 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.N2O.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