Germany vs South Korea
Germany vs South Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 6.94 tonnes in Germany and 11.36 tonnes in South Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 4.42 tonnes, or 1.64 times that in Germany.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2024, Germany ranked 34 and South Korea ranked 16 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Germany | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.94 | 11.36 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 7.08 | 11.42 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.91 | 11.87 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.06 | 12.34 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.72 | 11.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.38 | 12.65 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 9.01 | 13.19 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 9.37 | 12.95 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 9.58 | 12.67 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.61 | 12.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 9.62 | 12.43 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 10.14 | 12.73 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.95 | 12.85 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.82 | 12.97 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.97 | 12.37 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.38 | 11.28 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 10.11 | 11.26 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.05 | 11.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 10.38 | 10.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 10.21 | 10.71 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 10.46 | 10.8 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 10.64 | 10.5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 10.55 | 10.38 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 10.75 | 10.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 10.6 | 9.92 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 10.6 | 9.24 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 11.05 | 8.5 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 11.06 | 9.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 11.47 | 9.59 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 11.15 | 9.03 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 11.24 | 8.46 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.45 | 7.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 11.63 | 7.34 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 12.39 | 6.75 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 12.75 | 6.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 13.34 | 5.67 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 13.64 | 5.44 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 13.77 | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 13.89 | 4.77 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 13.98 | 4.63 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 13.94 | 4.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 13.69 | 4.02 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 13.45 | 3.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 14.02 | 3.81 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 14.5 | 3.71 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 15.22 | 3.7 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.58 | 3.31 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 14.09 | 3.18 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.33 | 2.84 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.48 | 2.58 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 14.21 | 2.42 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 14.66 | 2.34 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 14.04 | 1.94 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 13.75 | 1.92 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 13.87 | 1.93 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025