Eastern Asia vs Republic of Korea: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)

Eastern Asia
156,640 kt
in 2023
Republic of Korea
19,479 kt
in 2023
Eastern Asia rank
5th
Republic of Korea rank
8th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Republic of Korea
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 156,640 kt against 19,479 kt in Republic of Korea, a difference of 137,161 kt.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 8.0 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia ranks 5th and Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 33 groups.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 46,451 kt 8,424 kt 38,027 kt Eastern Asia
2000s 56,183 kt 12,860 kt 43,323 kt Eastern Asia
2010s 123,007 kt 17,696 kt 105,310 kt Eastern Asia
2020s 155,350 kt 19,120 kt 136,230 kt Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Eastern Asia or Republic of Korea?
Eastern Asia, at 156,640 kt against 19,479 kt in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Eastern Asia and Republic of Korea?
137,161 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Republic of Korea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Eastern Asia and Republic of Korea rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Eastern Asia ranks 5th and Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.