Food Packaging — Emissions in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.4616 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4616 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5953 kt
in 2015
All-time low
0.0712 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Republic of Korea, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.097 kt1991: 0.071 kt1992: 0.094 kt1993: 0.106 kt1994: 0.104 kt1995: 0.124 kt1996: 0.124 kt1997: 0.119 kt1998: 0.13 kt1999: 0.145 kt2000: 0.25 kt2001: 0.25 kt2002: 0.285 kt2003: 0.292 kt2004: 0.3 kt2005: 0.284 kt2006: 0.303 kt2007: 0.335 kt2008: 0.392 kt2009: 0.562 kt2010: 0.417 kt2011: 0.487 kt2012: 0.457 kt2013: 0.47 kt2014: 0.478 kt2015: 0.595 kt2016: 0.515 kt2017: 0.44 kt2018: 0.519 kt2019: 0.461 kt2020: 0.481 kt2021: 0.5 kt2022: 0.462 kt2023: 0.462 kt

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

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 0.4616 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.5953 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0712 kt, in 1991.

Republic of Korea ranks 13th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Emissions in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0973 kt
1991 0.0712 kt -26.8%
1992 0.0936 kt +31.5%
1993 0.1062 kt +13.5%
1994 0.1044 kt -1.7%
1995 0.1239 kt +18.7%
1996 0.1245 kt +0.5%
1997 0.1188 kt -4.6%
1998 0.13 kt +9.4%
1999 0.1454 kt +11.8%
2000 0.2503 kt +72.1%
2001 0.2504 kt +0.0%
2002 0.2855 kt +14.0%
2003 0.2921 kt +2.3%
2004 0.3004 kt +2.8%
2005 0.2836 kt -5.6%
2006 0.3028 kt +6.8%
2007 0.3351 kt +10.7%
2008 0.3924 kt +17.1%
2009 0.5623 kt +43.3%
2010 0.417 kt -25.8%
2011 0.4875 kt +16.9%
2012 0.4566 kt -6.3%
2013 0.4705 kt +3.0%
2014 0.4777 kt +1.5%
2015 0.5953 kt +24.6%
2016 0.5152 kt -13.5%
2017 0.4402 kt -14.6%
2018 0.5191 kt +17.9%
2019 0.4609 kt -11.2%
2020 0.4812 kt +4.4%
2021 0.4997 kt +3.8%
2022 0.4616 kt -7.6%
2023 0.4616 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1115 kt 0.0712 kt 0.1454 kt 10
2000s 0.3255 kt 0.2503 kt 0.5623 kt 10
2010s 0.484 kt 0.417 kt 0.5953 kt 10
2020s 0.476 kt 0.4616 kt 0.4997 kt 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 10 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
  2. 10 Melanesia 0.0026 kt compare
  3. 11 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
  4. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0018 kt compare
  5. 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0005 kt compare
  6. 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
  7. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0003 kt compare
  8. 14 France 0.4089 kt compare
  9. 14 Micronesia 0.0002 kt compare
  10. 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kt compare
  11. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
  12. 15 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
  13. 16 Australia 0.376 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Republic of Korea?
Food packaging — emissions in Republic of Korea was 0.4616 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.5953 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0712 kt in 1991.
How does Republic of Korea rank for food packaging — emissions?
Republic of Korea ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf