Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in South Korea
South Korea: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 13.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in South Korea stood at 13.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in South Korea peaked at 21.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2015.
That places South Korea 196th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 17.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More climate change data for South Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 20.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in South Korea?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in South Korea was 13.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- South Korea ranks 196th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.