Environment in South Korea 56 indicators covering environment for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.6 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.8% 19th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 108.96 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.0% 14th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3067 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.3% 93rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 264.12 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.2% 8th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.36 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 8.6% 17th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 588.01 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.8% 9th Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons 2024 up 45.6% 6th Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons 2024 down 27.4% 18th Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons 2024 up 7.0% 13th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 53.11 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.5% 11th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 61.85 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.8% 15th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 49 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.7% 11th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 49.28 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.4% 13th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 4.34 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.4% 54th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1835 Mt CO2e 2024 down 40.0% 52nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2291 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.6% 22nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 668.25 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.9% 13th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.8% 24th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.2% 12th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.5% 6th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.5% 36th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.8% 22nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2036 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.2% 17th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2523 Mt CO2e 2024 up 39.5% 13th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 12.91 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 6.7% 22nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.02 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.7% 43rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3304 Mt CO2e 2024 down 50.8% 85th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.86 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.0% 59th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1549 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.6% 18th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0136 Mt CO2e 2024 down 31.7% 55th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.74 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.7% 41st F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 22.36 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.8% 10th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2063 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 27.3% 39th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 126.0% 2024 down 11.5% 101st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 40.9% 2024 up 5.5% 107th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 114.6% 2024 down 8.8% 85th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.0% 2024 up 4,330.2% 126th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 87.3% 61st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.0594 Mt CO2e 2024 down 83.1% 80th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 85.22 2022 unchanged 21st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 1.62 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.0% 4th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2862 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.2% 10th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 628.51 Mt CO2e 2023 down 6.2% 12th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -41.6 Mt CO2e 2023 up 2.9% 161st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 0.7% 149th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 63.37 2022 up 31.9% 56th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -45.6 Mt CO2e 2023 up 3.1% 154th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 134th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 3.99 Mt CO2e 2023 down 5.0% 19th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 53.0% 2017 down 45.7% 76th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 92nd