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Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of in Korea

Korea: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of was 5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Change on year
down 22.4%
Rank
4th
of 4 groups
All-time high
12.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2001
All-time low
5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of in Korea, 1990–2022

0510151990200620221990: 10.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent1991: 9.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent1992: 9.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent1993: 9.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent1994: 10 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent1995: 10.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent1996: 11.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent1997: 11.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent1998: 10.9 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent1999: 11.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2000: 11.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2001: 12.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2002: 12.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2003: 11.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2004: 11.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2005: 11.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2006: 11.6 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2007: 11.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2008: 11.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2009: 11.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2010: 10.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2011: 9.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2012: 8.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2013: 8.9 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2014: 9 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2015: 8.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2016: 8.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2017: 7.9 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2018: 8.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2019: 8.6 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2020: 7.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2021: 6.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent2022: 5.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of in Korea is 5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of in Korea peaked at 12.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, in 2022.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of in Korea, year by year

Year Tonnes of CO2-equivalent Change
1990 10.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent —
1991 9.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -9.6%
1992 9.68 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -1.2%
1993 9.65 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -0.3%
1994 9.97 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +3.3%
1995 10.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +4.6%
1996 11.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +6.5%
1997 11.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +2.9%
1998 10.92 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -4.3%
1999 11.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +4.4%
2000 11.76 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +3.1%
2001 12.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +8.1%
2002 12.22 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -3.8%
2003 11.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -5.7%
2004 11.26 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -2.3%
2005 11.47 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +1.8%
2006 11.6 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +1.2%
2007 11.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -0.9%
2008 11.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -2.3%
2009 11.23 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -0.0%
2010 10.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -7.6%
2011 9.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -10.1%
2012 8.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -5.3%
2013 8.88 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +0.5%
2014 9.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +1.6%
2015 8.76 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -2.9%
2016 8.28 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -5.5%
2017 7.95 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -4.0%
2018 8.15 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +2.6%
2019 8.6 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent +5.4%
2020 7.52 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -12.5%
2021 6.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -13.1%
2022 5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent -22.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.52 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 9.65 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 11.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 10
2000s 11.65 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 11.23 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 12.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 10
2010s 8.82 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 7.95 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 10.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 10
2020s 6.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 7.52 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 3

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 United States 202.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  2. 1 Brazil 198.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  3. 2 Mexico 194.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  4. 2 Türkiye 37.35 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  5. 2 Viet Nam 91.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  6. 3 Australia 153 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  7. 3 Poland 11.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  8. 4 Romania 137.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  9. 5 Chile 27.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  10. 6 Peru 18.41 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare
  11. 7 Argentina 11.75 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of in Korea?
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of in Korea was 5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 12.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2001.
What is the lowest agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2022.
How does Korea rank for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of?
Korea ranks 4th out of 4 groups with data for 2022.
Is agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — field burning of rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Field burning of agricultural residues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of agricultural residues
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 1,004 data points, 1988–2023
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