Korea’s total greenhouse gas emissions increased 3.3 percent on average annually from 2005 to 2010, according to Statistics Korea. The nation emitted a total of 568.8 million tons of CO2 in 2005 and 668.8 tons in 2010.
The nation’s per capita gas emissions amounted to 11.4 tons, higher than the OECD average of 10.1 tons.