Land-use change — Emissions Share in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.21 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Republic of Korea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 0.21 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.87 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2 %, in 2021.
That places Republic of Korea 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.79 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.74 % | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.69 % | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6 % | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.56 % | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.51 % | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.47 % | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.44 % | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.52 % | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.48 % | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.42 % | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.87 % | +107.1% |
| 2002 | 0.83 % | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 % | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.83 % | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.82 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.77 % | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.75 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.67 % | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8 % | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.79 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.78 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.35 % | -55.1% |
| 2017 | 0.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.36 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.37 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2 % | -45.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.21 % | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.58 % | 0.44 % | 0.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.767 % | 0.42 % | 0.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.604 % | 0.35 % | 0.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.245 % | 0.2 % | 0.37 % | 4 |
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More climate change data for Republic of Korea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,141 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,755 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 276.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,125 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,874 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.83 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in Republic of Korea?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Republic of Korea was 0.21 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 % in 2021.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Republic of Korea ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.