Food Retail — Emissions in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.1622 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1622 kt
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
4th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1708 kt
in 2017
All-time low
0.0301 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.03 kt1991: 0.034 kt1992: 0.04 kt1993: 0.048 kt1994: 0.055 kt1995: 0.062 kt1996: 0.071 kt1997: 0.081 kt1998: 0.068 kt1999: 0.073 kt2000: 0.081 kt2001: 0.088 kt2002: 0.091 kt2003: 0.096 kt2004: 0.104 kt2005: 0.108 kt2006: 0.109 kt2007: 0.114 kt2008: 0.119 kt2009: 0.144 kt2010: 0.148 kt2011: 0.151 kt2012: 0.154 kt2013: 0.145 kt2014: 0.152 kt2015: 0.16 kt2016: 0.164 kt2017: 0.171 kt2018: 0.165 kt2019: 0.16 kt2020: 0.157 kt2021: 0.159 kt2022: 0.159 kt2023: 0.162 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Republic of Korea stood at 0.1622 kt.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.1708 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 kt, in 1990.

Republic of Korea ranks 4th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0301 kt
1991 0.0337 kt +12.0%
1992 0.0399 kt +18.4%
1993 0.0478 kt +19.8%
1994 0.0549 kt +14.9%
1995 0.0623 kt +13.5%
1996 0.0715 kt +14.8%
1997 0.0807 kt +12.9%
1998 0.068 kt -15.7%
1999 0.0731 kt +7.5%
2000 0.0809 kt +10.7%
2001 0.0877 kt +8.4%
2002 0.0907 kt +3.4%
2003 0.0963 kt +6.2%
2004 0.1045 kt +8.5%
2005 0.1079 kt +3.3%
2006 0.1091 kt +1.1%
2007 0.1139 kt +4.4%
2008 0.1195 kt +4.9%
2009 0.1436 kt +20.2%
2010 0.1479 kt +3.0%
2011 0.1513 kt +2.3%
2012 0.1545 kt +2.1%
2013 0.145 kt -6.1%
2014 0.1519 kt +4.8%
2015 0.1601 kt +5.4%
2016 0.1644 kt +2.7%
2017 0.1708 kt +3.9%
2018 0.1647 kt -3.6%
2019 0.1602 kt -2.7%
2020 0.157 kt -2.0%
2021 0.1586 kt +1.0%
2022 0.1588 kt +0.1%
2023 0.1622 kt +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0562 kt 0.0301 kt 0.0807 kt 10
2000s 0.1054 kt 0.0809 kt 0.1436 kt 10
2010s 0.1571 kt 0.145 kt 0.1708 kt 10
2020s 0.1592 kt 0.157 kt 0.1622 kt 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 1 OECD 1.59 kt compare
  2. 2 Japan 0.3007 kt compare
  3. 3 India 0.2394 kt compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 0.0846 kt compare
  5. 4 Viet Nam 0.0411 kt compare
  6. 5 Indonesia 0.1334 kt compare
  7. 6 Russian Federation 0.1259 kt compare
  8. 7 Germany 0.1197 kt compare
  9. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0168 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Republic of Korea?
Food retail — emissions in Republic of Korea was 0.1622 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1708 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 kt in 1990.
How does Republic of Korea rank for food retail — emissions?
Republic of Korea ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Retail — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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