All Crops — Crop residues in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: All Crops — Crop residues was 58.67 million kg in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
58.67 million kg
World rank
68th
of 183 countries
All-time high
120.82 million kg
in 1978
All-time low
55.13 million kg
in 2020
Years of data
65
1961–2050

All Crops — Crop residues in Republic of Korea, 1961–2050

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M196120052050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 58.67 million kg for all crops — crop residues in 2050.

Over the whole period, all crops — crop residues in Republic of Korea peaked at 120.82 million kg in 1978 and was at its lowest, 55.13 million kg, in 2020.

That places Republic of Korea 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

All Crops — Crop residues in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for All Crops — Crop residues (N content) in Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 89.54 million kg
1962 83.80 million kg -6.4%
1963 86.38 million kg +3.1%
1964 97.57 million kg +13.0%
1965 98.89 million kg +1.4%
1966 105.37 million kg +6.6%
1967 101.20 million kg -4.0%
1968 98.53 million kg -2.6%
1969 108.73 million kg +10.4%
1970 105.05 million kg -3.4%
1971 103.08 million kg -1.9%
1972 103.08 million kg +0.0%
1973 102.88 million kg -0.2%
1974 105.30 million kg +2.4%
1975 113.04 million kg +7.4%
1976 119.00 million kg +5.3%
1977 112.60 million kg -5.4%
1978 120.82 million kg +7.3%
1979 117.21 million kg -3.0%
1980 86.61 million kg -26.1%
1981 101.67 million kg +17.4%
1982 100.36 million kg -1.3%
1983 104.54 million kg +4.2%
1984 106.37 million kg +1.7%
1985 101.00 million kg -5.1%
1986 98.28 million kg -2.7%
1987 97.88 million kg -0.4%
1988 103.58 million kg +5.8%
1989 102.12 million kg -1.4%
1990 96.65 million kg -5.4%
1991 88.80 million kg -8.1%
1992 87.57 million kg -1.4%
1993 80.41 million kg -8.2%
1994 81.63 million kg +1.5%
1995 77.93 million kg -4.5%
1996 83.78 million kg +7.5%
1997 83.93 million kg +0.2%
1998 79.66 million kg -5.1%
1999 82.28 million kg +3.3%
2000 82.45 million kg +0.2%
2001 85.21 million kg +3.4%
2002 78.62 million kg -7.7%
2003 72.73 million kg -7.5%
2004 77.88 million kg +7.1%
2005 76.22 million kg -2.1%
2006 73.29 million kg -3.8%
2007 70.24 million kg -4.2%
2008 74.18 million kg +5.6%
2009 73.96 million kg -0.3%
2010 67.28 million kg -9.0%
2011 65.30 million kg -2.9%
2012 63.26 million kg -3.1%
2013 65.00 million kg +2.7%
2014 64.63 million kg -0.6%
2015 64.63 million kg +0.0%
2016 62.91 million kg -2.7%
2017 59.72 million kg -5.1%
2018 59.21 million kg -0.8%
2019 58.16 million kg -1.8%
2020 55.13 million kg -5.2%
2021 59.31 million kg +7.6%
2022 57.57 million kg -2.9%
2023 56.90 million kg -1.2%
2030 68.39 million kg +20.2%
2050 58.67 million kg -14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.67 million kg 83.80 million kg 108.73 million kg 9
1970s 110.21 million kg 102.88 million kg 120.82 million kg 10
1980s 100.24 million kg 86.61 million kg 106.37 million kg 10
1990s 84.26 million kg 77.93 million kg 96.65 million kg 10
2000s 76.48 million kg 70.24 million kg 85.21 million kg 10
2010s 63.01 million kg 58.16 million kg 67.28 million kg 10
2020s 57.23 million kg 55.13 million kg 59.31 million kg 4
2030s 68.39 million kg 68.39 million kg 68.39 million kg 1
2050s 58.67 million kg 58.67 million kg 58.67 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 65 Zimbabwe 64.21 million kg compare
  2. 66 Chile 62.34 million kg compare
  3. 67 Greece 61.74 million kg compare
  4. 69 Sweden 58.34 million kg compare
  5. 70 Cameroon 56.27 million kg compare
  6. 71 Ghana 56.26 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More climate change data for Republic of Korea

All data for Republic of Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is all crops — crop residues in Republic of Korea?
All crops — crop residues in Republic of Korea was 58.67 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all crops — crop residues recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 120.82 million kg in 1978.
What is the lowest all crops — crop residues recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 55.13 million kg in 2020.
How does Republic of Korea rank for all crops — crop residues?
Republic of Korea ranks 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Crops — Crop residues (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

All Crops — Crop residues in Republic of Korea. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/all-crops-crop-residues-n-content-fao-tier-1/republic-of-korea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/all-crops-crop-residues-n-content-fao-tier-1/republic-of-korea/">All Crops — Crop residues in Republic of Korea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
All Crops — Crop residues (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,782 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).