Food Packaging — Emissions in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0429 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0429 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0479 kt
in 2009
All-time low
0.0143 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0.010.020.030.040.051990200620231990: 0.014 kt1991: 0.016 kt1992: 0.019 kt1993: 0.021 kt1994: 0.023 kt1995: 0.024 kt1996: 0.025 kt1997: 0.025 kt1998: 0.024 kt1999: 0.025 kt2000: 0.034 kt2001: 0.034 kt2002: 0.034 kt2003: 0.034 kt2004: 0.036 kt2005: 0.033 kt2006: 0.033 kt2007: 0.036 kt2008: 0.04 kt2009: 0.048 kt2010: 0.044 kt2011: 0.045 kt2012: 0.043 kt2013: 0.041 kt2014: 0.041 kt2015: 0.043 kt2016: 0.045 kt2017: 0.047 kt2018: 0.046 kt2019: 0.045 kt2020: 0.043 kt2021: 0.043 kt2022: 0.043 kt2023: 0.043 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Republic of Korea stood at 0.0429 kt.

That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.0479 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 kt, in 1990.

That places Republic of Korea 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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 (N2O) in Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0143 kt
1991 0.0162 kt +13.3%
1992 0.019 kt +17.3%
1993 0.0206 kt +8.4%
1994 0.0229 kt +11.2%
1995 0.024 kt +4.8%
1996 0.0248 kt +3.3%
1997 0.0253 kt +2.0%
1998 0.0237 kt -6.3%
1999 0.0253 kt +6.8%
2000 0.0336 kt +32.8%
2001 0.034 kt +1.2%
2002 0.0335 kt -1.5%
2003 0.0342 kt +2.1%
2004 0.0359 kt +5.0%
2005 0.0329 kt -8.4%
2006 0.0333 kt +1.2%
2007 0.0356 kt +6.9%
2008 0.0396 kt +11.2%
2009 0.0479 kt +21.0%
2010 0.0443 kt -7.5%
2011 0.0454 kt +2.5%
2012 0.0429 kt -5.5%
2013 0.0412 kt -4.0%
2014 0.0409 kt -0.7%
2015 0.0426 kt +4.2%
2016 0.0455 kt +6.8%
2017 0.0466 kt +2.4%
2018 0.0464 kt -0.4%
2019 0.0447 kt -3.7%
2020 0.0431 kt -3.6%
2021 0.0435 kt +0.9%
2022 0.0429 kt -1.4%
2023 0.0429 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0216 kt 0.0143 kt 0.0253 kt 10
2000s 0.036 kt 0.0329 kt 0.0479 kt 10
2010s 0.044 kt 0.0409 kt 0.0466 kt 10
2020s 0.0431 kt 0.0429 kt 0.0435 kt 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 7 Germany 0.0477 kt compare
  2. 8 Australia and New Zealand 0.0456 kt compare
  3. 8 Melanesia 0.0005 kt compare
  4. 9 Australia 0.0451 kt compare
  5. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0003 kt compare
  6. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0002 kt compare
  7. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0001 kt compare
  8. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0392 kt compare
  9. 11 Republic of Moldova 0.0001 kt compare
  10. 12 Brazil 0.0362 kt compare
  11. 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kt compare
  12. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 kt compare
  13. 13 Kazakhstan 0.0314 kt compare
  14. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt
  15. 13 Micronesia 0 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 0.0429 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 0.0479 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 kt in 1990.
How does Republic of Korea rank for food packaging — emissions?
Republic of Korea ranks 10th 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 up 4.1%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O)
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