Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in South Korea
South Korea: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems was 89.00 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
89.00 million tonnes CO₂e
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
43rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
91.52 million tonnes CO₂e
in 2011
All-time low
61.30 million tonnes CO₂e
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes CO₂e.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 89.00 million tonnes CO₂e for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in 2015.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in South Korea peaked at 91.52 million tonnes CO₂e in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.30 million tonnes CO₂e, in 1990.
South Korea ranks 43rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in South Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes CO₂e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.30 million tonnes CO₂e | — |
| 1991 | 64.71 million tonnes CO₂e | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 67.23 million tonnes CO₂e | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 71.85 million tonnes CO₂e | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 75.91 million tonnes CO₂e | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 79.83 million tonnes CO₂e | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 84.16 million tonnes CO₂e | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 86.33 million tonnes CO₂e | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 77.39 million tonnes CO₂e | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 79.28 million tonnes CO₂e | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 83.36 million tonnes CO₂e | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 86.01 million tonnes CO₂e | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 85.85 million tonnes CO₂e | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.88 million tonnes CO₂e | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.00 million tonnes CO₂e | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 86.09 million tonnes CO₂e | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 87.16 million tonnes CO₂e | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 88.48 million tonnes CO₂e | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 85.61 million tonnes CO₂e | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 87.02 million tonnes CO₂e | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 90.91 million tonnes CO₂e | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 91.52 million tonnes CO₂e | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.32 million tonnes CO₂e | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.50 million tonnes CO₂e | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.02 million tonnes CO₂e | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 89.00 million tonnes CO₂e | -0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 89.00 million tonnes CO₂e is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.13 million tonnes CO₂e, 6.8× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 89.00 million tonnes CO₂e is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.71 million tonnes CO₂e, 15.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.80 million tonnes CO₂e | 61.30 million tonnes CO₂e | 86.33 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.25 million tonnes CO₂e | 83.36 million tonnes CO₂e | 88.48 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.55 million tonnes CO₂e | 89.00 million tonnes CO₂e | 91.52 million tonnes CO₂e | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More climate change data for South Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8996 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -78.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in South Korea?
- Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in South Korea was 89.00 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 91.52 million tonnes CO₂e in 2011.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.30 million tonnes CO₂e in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems?
- South Korea ranks 43rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.