Food Transport — Emissions in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Food Transport — Emissions was 2.87 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.87 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 207 countries
All-time high
3.1 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0.7841 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

11.522.531990200620231990: 0.784 kt1991: 0.885 kt1992: 1 kt1993: 1.2 kt1994: 1.4 kt1995: 1.5 kt1996: 1.7 kt1997: 1.8 kt1998: 1.6 kt1999: 1.8 kt2000: 2 kt2001: 2.1 kt2002: 2.3 kt2003: 2.3 kt2004: 2.4 kt2005: 2.5 kt2006: 2.6 kt2007: 2.7 kt2008: 2.8 kt2009: 3 kt2010: 3.1 kt2011: 3 kt2012: 3 kt2013: 3.1 kt2014: 3 kt2015: 3.1 kt2016: 3.1 kt2017: 3 kt2018: 3 kt2019: 3 kt2020: 2.8 kt2021: 2.8 kt2022: 2.9 kt2023: 2.9 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Republic of Korea is 2.87 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Republic of Korea peaked at 3.1 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7841 kt, in 1990.

Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7841 kt
1991 0.8846 kt +12.8%
1992 1.02 kt +15.6%
1993 1.17 kt +14.8%
1994 1.35 kt +15.3%
1995 1.52 kt +12.3%
1996 1.68 kt +10.9%
1997 1.76 kt +4.4%
1998 1.59 kt -9.6%
1999 1.78 kt +12.1%
2000 2 kt +12.3%
2001 2.14 kt +7.2%
2002 2.29 kt +6.8%
2003 2.33 kt +1.8%
2004 2.38 kt +2.1%
2005 2.47 kt +3.8%
2006 2.57 kt +4.1%
2007 2.75 kt +7.0%
2008 2.82 kt +2.4%
2009 2.97 kt +5.4%
2010 3.07 kt +3.5%
2011 3.04 kt -1.1%
2012 3.03 kt -0.3%
2013 3.1 kt +2.4%
2014 3.03 kt -2.1%
2015 3.08 kt +1.5%
2016 3.07 kt -0.3%
2017 3.02 kt -1.7%
2018 2.96 kt -2.1%
2019 3.05 kt +2.9%
2020 2.82 kt -7.4%
2021 2.83 kt +0.5%
2022 2.87 kt +1.4%
2023 2.87 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.36 kt 0.7841 kt 1.78 kt 10
2000s 2.47 kt 2 kt 2.97 kt 10
2010s 3.05 kt 2.96 kt 3.1 kt 10
2020s 2.85 kt 2.82 kt 2.87 kt 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 8 Japan 4.54 kt compare
  2. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.4607 kt compare
  3. 9 Canada 4.28 kt compare
  4. 10 Saudi Arabia 3.07 kt compare
  5. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1787 kt compare
  6. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.1101 kt compare
  7. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0639 kt compare
  8. 12 Thailand 2.1 kt compare
  9. 13 Uzbekistan 2.07 kt compare
  10. 13 Melanesia 0.0553 kt compare
  11. 14 Argentina 2.02 kt compare
  12. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.037 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Republic of Korea?
Food transport — emissions in Republic of Korea was 2.87 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 3.1 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7841 kt in 1990.
How does Republic of Korea rank for food transport — emissions?
Republic of Korea ranks 11th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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