In 2021, South Korea produced approximately 582 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Emissions fell in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, but have since risen.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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IEA. (August 31, 2023). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/986077/south-korea-co2-emissions/
IEA. "Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986077/south-korea-co2-emissions/
IEA. (2023). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/986077/south-korea-co2-emissions/
IEA. "Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Emissions in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986077/south-korea-co2-emissions/
IEA, Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/986077/south-korea-co2-emissions/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], IEA, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/986077/south-korea-co2-emissions/