Climate Change in South Korea 258 indicators covering climate change for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of missing persons due to disaster 7 2023 up 600.0% 23rd CO2 emissions multipliers, Metric tons of CO₂ emissions per $1 157.93 2018 down 35.1% 42nd CO2 emissions, Metric ton of CO₂ 1.43 2018 down 66.1% 36th CO2 emissions intensities, Metric tons of CO₂ emissions per $1 29.06 2018 down 73.1% 60th Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to 257 2023 up 756.7% 61st Production vs. consumption-based carbon intensity of energy 0.2296 kg CO₂ per kWh 2019 down 9.0% 7th Direct economic loss resulting from damaged or destroyed critical 684,726 2020 — 46th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme 1 2024 unchanged 3rd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected 2,570 2024 — 9th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Landslide 1 2011 unchanged 10th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected 2,026 2011 — 12th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Wildfire 1 2023 — 3rd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected 500 2023 — 12th Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Decadal temperature anomalies 0.1649 °C 2010 up 1,021.1% 152nd Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters 28 2020 — 34th Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed 32,545 2022 down 97.4% 10th Direct agriculture loss attributed to disasters 7.68 2021 down 13.1% 37th ← Previous Page 5 of 5