Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy in Korea
Korea: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy was 551,889 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
551,889 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
2nd
of 12 groups
All-time high
612,120 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2018
All-time low
234,476 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy in Korea, 1990–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy in Korea stood at 551,889 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy in Korea peaked at 612,120 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2018 and was at its lowest, 234,476 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy in Korea, year by year
| Year | Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 234,476 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | — |
| 1991 | 257,329 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 273,752 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 303,459 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 323,158 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 347,962 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 381,519 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 398,736 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 340,201 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 372,901 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 402,243 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 415,072 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 432,456 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 442,261 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 451,613 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 448,169 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 458,739 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 477,327 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 490,655 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 499,156 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 550,334 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 580,221 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 575,024 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 569,702 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 560,877 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 562,926 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 575,020 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 587,475 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 612,120 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 586,435 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 544,600 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 566,782 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 551,889 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 323,349 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 234,476 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 398,736 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10 |
| 2000s | 451,769 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 402,243 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 499,156 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10 |
| 2010s | 576,013 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 550,334 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 612,120 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10 |
| 2020s | 554,424 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 544,600 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 566,782 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy in Korea?
- Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy in Korea was 551,889 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 612,120 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,476 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — energy rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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