Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 527.21 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in South Korea, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 527.21 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in South Korea peaked at 527.21 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.01 current US$ per person, in 1990.
That places South Korea 19th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.01 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 81.3 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 90.96 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 103.94 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 116.21 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 130.66 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 143.35 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 155.51 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 135.58 current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 153.03 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 180.32 current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 193.18 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 195.84 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 204.33 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 222.96 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 232.25 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 246.99 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 266.45 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 281.71 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 294.97 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 331.73 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 357.49 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 371.56 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 384.35 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 390.2 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 414.31 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 431.83 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 456.5 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 478.97 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 481.17 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 483.57 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 527.21 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 527.21 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 285.03 current US$ per person, 1.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 527.21 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 170.81 current US$ per person, 3.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.05 current US$ per person | 70.01 current US$ per person | 155.51 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 231.9 current US$ per person | 180.32 current US$ per person | 294.97 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 409.81 current US$ per person | 331.73 current US$ per person | 481.17 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 505.39 current US$ per person | 483.57 current US$ per person | 527.21 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 307.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 224.29 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 168.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4147 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in South Korea?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in South Korea was 527.21 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 527.21 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.01 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 19th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.