Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in South Korea
South Korea: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in South Korea is 0.5%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in South Korea peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1990.
South Korea ranks 43rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 6.8× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 15.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More climate change data for South Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8996 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -78.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in South Korea?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in South Korea was 0.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- South Korea ranks 43rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 global greenhouse gas emissions 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.