[Today's carbon footprint] Nov. 12 (Thu.) Korea electricity 447g/kWh ▲1g · 50th of 83 countries

Key points in 3 lines

1. The carbon emitted to produce 1kWh of electricity in Korea was 447gCO₂ as of August 2026, up 1g from the previous month.
2. Among 83 countries with available data, Korea ranks 50th with a 12-month average of 419g, while Iceland has the lowest figure (17g) and Mongolia the highest (892g).
3. Korea's official power emission factor is 417.3g, and this article is reference information drawn from public data and does not assign any score or grade.

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