Forest fires — Emissions in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.0036 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0036 kt
Change on year
down 97.7%
World rank
80th
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.1586 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions in Republic of Korea, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.017 kt1991: 0.017 kt1992: 0.017 kt1993: 0.017 kt1994: 0.017 kt1995: 0.017 kt1996: 0.008 kt1997: 0.006 kt1998: 0.006 kt1999: 0.009 kt2000: 0.034 kt2001: 0.004 kt2002: 0.014 kt2003: 0.033 kt2004: 0.027 kt2005: 0.032 kt2006: 0.004 kt2007: 0.015 kt2008: 0.004 kt2009: 0.029 kt2010: 0.004 kt2011: 0.033 kt2012: 0.007 kt2013: 0.015 kt2014: 0.024 kt2015: 0.002 kt2016: 0 kt2017: 0.006 kt2018: 0.002 kt2019: 0.007 kt2020: 0.011 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0.159 kt2023: 0.004 kt

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

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 0.0036 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.7% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.1586 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2021.

Republic of Korea ranks 80th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Forest fires — Emissions in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0172 kt
1991 0.0172 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0172 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0172 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0172 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0172 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0081 kt -52.9%
1997 0.0065 kt -19.8%
1998 0.0059 kt -9.2%
1999 0.009 kt +52.5%
2000 0.0339 kt +276.7%
2001 0.0045 kt -86.7%
2002 0.0139 kt +208.9%
2003 0.0325 kt +133.8%
2004 0.0268 kt -17.5%
2005 0.0318 kt +18.7%
2006 0.0041 kt -87.1%
2007 0.015 kt +265.9%
2008 0.0043 kt -71.3%
2009 0.0291 kt +576.7%
2010 0.0039 kt -86.6%
2011 0.0327 kt +738.5%
2012 0.0066 kt -79.8%
2013 0.015 kt +127.3%
2014 0.0236 kt +57.3%
2015 0.002 kt -91.5%
2016 0.0002 kt -90.0%
2017 0.0061 kt +2950.0%
2018 0.0016 kt -73.8%
2019 0.0073 kt +356.2%
2020 0.0107 kt +46.6%
2021 0 kt -100.0%
2022 0.1586 kt
2023 0.0036 kt -97.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0133 kt 0.0059 kt 0.0172 kt 10
2000s 0.0196 kt 0.0041 kt 0.0339 kt 10
2010s 0.0099 kt 0.0002 kt 0.0327 kt 10
2020s 0.0432 kt 0 kt 0.1586 kt 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 77 Costa Rica 0.0053 kt compare
  2. 78 Rwanda 0.0052 kt compare
  3. 79 Morocco 0.0048 kt compare
  4. 80 Uruguay 0.0036 kt compare
  5. 82 New Zealand 0.0032 kt compare
  6. 83 Namibia 0.0029 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Republic of Korea?
Forest fires — emissions in Republic of Korea was 0.0036 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1586 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2021.
How does Republic of Korea rank for forest fires — emissions?
Republic of Korea ranks 80th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 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