Food Processing — Emissions in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.3137 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3137 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.5073 kt
in 2015
All-time low
0.2478 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.267 kt1991: 0.248 kt1992: 0.368 kt1993: 0.394 kt1994: 0.434 kt1995: 0.475 kt1996: 0.498 kt1997: 0.482 kt1998: 0.417 kt1999: 0.405 kt2000: 0.397 kt2001: 0.393 kt2002: 0.422 kt2003: 0.418 kt2004: 0.417 kt2005: 0.415 kt2006: 0.401 kt2007: 0.403 kt2008: 0.38 kt2009: 0.392 kt2010: 0.401 kt2011: 0.417 kt2012: 0.416 kt2013: 0.407 kt2014: 0.443 kt2015: 0.507 kt2016: 0.476 kt2017: 0.478 kt2018: 0.284 kt2019: 0.252 kt2020: 0.298 kt2021: 0.314 kt2022: 0.314 kt2023: 0.314 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Republic of Korea stood at 0.3137 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.5073 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2478 kt, in 1991.

Republic of Korea ranks 19th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2673 kt
1991 0.2478 kt -7.3%
1992 0.3685 kt +48.7%
1993 0.3938 kt +6.9%
1994 0.4341 kt +10.2%
1995 0.4754 kt +9.5%
1996 0.4985 kt +4.9%
1997 0.4816 kt -3.4%
1998 0.4169 kt -13.4%
1999 0.4054 kt -2.8%
2000 0.3973 kt -2.0%
2001 0.3929 kt -1.1%
2002 0.4221 kt +7.4%
2003 0.4185 kt -0.9%
2004 0.4172 kt -0.3%
2005 0.4149 kt -0.6%
2006 0.4006 kt -3.4%
2007 0.4033 kt +0.7%
2008 0.3796 kt -5.9%
2009 0.3916 kt +3.2%
2010 0.4006 kt +2.3%
2011 0.4169 kt +4.1%
2012 0.4163 kt -0.1%
2013 0.4071 kt -2.2%
2014 0.4429 kt +8.8%
2015 0.5073 kt +14.5%
2016 0.4758 kt -6.2%
2017 0.4781 kt +0.5%
2018 0.2836 kt -40.7%
2019 0.2524 kt -11.0%
2020 0.2978 kt +18.0%
2021 0.3135 kt +5.3%
2022 0.3137 kt +0.1%
2023 0.3137 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3989 kt 0.2478 kt 0.4985 kt 10
2000s 0.4038 kt 0.3796 kt 0.4221 kt 10
2010s 0.4081 kt 0.2524 kt 0.5073 kt 10
2020s 0.3097 kt 0.2978 kt 0.3137 kt 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 16 Belgium 0.3594 kt compare
  2. 17 Kazakhstan 0.3548 kt compare
  3. 18 Eswatini 0.3145 kt compare
  4. 20 Chile 0.3055 kt compare
  5. 21 Philippines 0.297 kt compare
  6. 22 Italy 0.263 kt compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Republic of Korea?
Food processing — emissions in Republic of Korea was 0.3137 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.5073 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2478 kt in 1991.
How does Republic of Korea rank for food processing — emissions?
Republic of Korea ranks 19th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,653 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