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South Korea vs Vietnam: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

South Korea
18.6 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Vietnam
17.28 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Korea rank
19th
Vietnam rank
22nd

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste over time

  • South Korea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 18.6 Mt CO2e against 17.28 Mt CO2e in Vietnam, a difference of 1.32 Mt CO2e.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vietnam ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 22nd of 203 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).