Fossil fuel combustion and industrial purposes in South Korea generated 635.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions (MtCO₂) in 2022. This was a slight decrease when compared to the previous year. The largest reduction of emissions in South Korea was recorded from 1997 to 1998, when emissions fell 15 percent.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486046/co2-emissions-south-korea-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486046/co2-emissions-south-korea-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486046/co2-emissions-south-korea-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions from Fossil Fuel and Industrial Purposes in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486046/co2-emissions-south-korea-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/
EDGAR/JRC, Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486046/co2-emissions-south-korea-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel and industrial purposes in South Korea from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486046/co2-emissions-south-korea-fossil-fuel-and-industrial-purposes/